Definition of adroit Adroit
/ʌdɹɔjˈt/ - [udroyt] - a•droit
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What does adroit mean?
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Adjectiveadroit, adroiter, adroitest |
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| adroit - quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator" | ||
| maladroit not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda" | ||
| artful marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; "the artful dodger"; "an artful choice of metaphors" | ||
| neat, clean without water; "took his whiskey neat" | ||
| ingenious, clever, cunning showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem" | ||
| co-ordinated, coordinated being dexterous in the use of more than one set of muscle movements; "she was usually good with her hands and well coordinated"- Mary McCarthy | ||
| deft, dexterous, dextrous skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind" | ||
| handy easy to reach; "found a handy spot for the can opener" | ||
| light-fingered, nimble-fingered having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets; "a light-fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank vault"- Harry Hansen; "the light-fingered thoughtfulness...of the most civilized playwright of the era"- Time | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- adroit (a.)
Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or escaping difficulty; ready in invention or execution; -- applied to persons and to acts; as, an adroit mechanic, an adroit reply.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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adroit
Nimble in the use of the hands or body.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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adroit
a-droit′, adj. dexterous: skilful.—adv. Adroit′ly.—n. Adroit′ness. [Fr. à droit, according to right—L. directus, straight. See Direct.]
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