单词 | adroit |
释义 | adroitadj. Physically or (now usually) mentally skilful or resourceful; dexterous, clever, astute. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > skilful or adroit hendc1275 happya1400 clean1485 habile1485 practivea1500 feat1519 well-handeda1529 handsome1542 trick1542 neat1571 dexterous1622 adroit1652 right-handeda1661 artful1663 nitle1673 ambidextrousa1682 clever1716 jemmy1751 slick1807 sleek1822 cleverish1826 featy1844 two-handed1861 nifty1889 mean1918 organized1926 ept1938 1652 J. Evelyn State of France 73 The best esteemed, and most adroict Cavalry of Europe. 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. i. 22 He held his Talent most Adroyt For any Mystical Exploit. 1719 Free-thinker No. 150. 1 The Right-Hand and Arm of most Men are..more adroit, than the Left. 1733 P. Lindsay Interest Scotl. 109 We understand the picking of Cloth..but we are not so adroit at the tasselling it. 1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward II. vi. 137 The adroit manner in which he apologized for the indecorums committed by their attendant. 1825 Br. Jonathan I. 269 They played about one another now like adroit wrestlers. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt III. xxxvi. 26 [He] had a singular liking for the adroit, quiet-mannered Christian. 1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur v. vi. 318 His enemies were as adroit and powerful as any in the East. 1934 Mod. Psychologist June 19/1 Adroit questioning..may disclose the fact that this girl has been addicted to self-abuse. 2006 D. G. Schwartz Roll Bones xviii. 428 Thanks to adroit political maneuvering and skillful log-rolling, the measure reappeared two years later. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1652 |
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