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”
artful – marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft; “the artful dodger”; “an artful choice of metaphors”
maladroit – not adroit; “a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve”; “a maladroit translation”; “maladroit propaganda”
-droit
)
r
ctus; see direct).]
