a·droit (
-droit
)
adj.
1. Dexterous; deft.
2. Skillful and adept under pressing conditions. See Synonyms at dexterous.
[French, from à droit : à, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + droit, right (from Latin d
r
ctus; see direct).]
a·droitly adv.
a·droitness n.
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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”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” |
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