adroit

adjective

ə-ˈdrȯit

: having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations

an adroit leader

adroit maneuvers

adroitly adverb

adroitness noun

Example Sentences

Rumor has always played a role in politics, but rarely have the backstage operatives been so adroit, and so cynical, in their use of vitriol.

Walter Shapiro, Time, 10 July 1989 He was adroit with money and was blessed with the extraordinary Spanish gift of prolific, and even inchoate, invention.

V. S. Pritchett, "Goya … ," 1975, in A Man of Letters, 1985 Family medicine … is constructed around the unquantifiable idea that a doctor who treats your grandmother, your father, your niece, and your daughter will be more adroit in treating you.

John McPhee, Table of Contents, 1984 She is adroit at handling problems. with an adroit flick of the wrist, flipped the omelet into the air and landed it squarely back in the pan

Recent Examples on the Web The characterizations by the ART cast are not just technically adroit but keenly particularized.

Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Aveline is adroit at navigating through 18-century Louisiana by presenting herself as a high society business executive, adventurer or enslaved worker.

Jonathan Lee, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 The Clevelanders played, as usual, with clarity, poise and adroit balances among the sections, elegance without reticence, urgency without pressure, airiness without weightlessness.

New York Times, 22 May 2022 Simultaneously straightforward and quirky, his music was deceptively constructed in ways that challenged even the most adroit musicians.

George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2022 That may partially explain why Biden’s adroit handling of the war in Ukraine has not prompted detectable movement in his approval rating.

Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 2 June 2022 Kemp, an adroit politician, moved quickly to solidify his base of support and cut off Perdue’s.

The Editors, National Review, 26 May 2022 Donovan Mitchell and Royce O’Neale are too thick and not really adroit enough to consistently do it.

Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Mar. 2022 Particularly striking in the work of Róisín Pierce, a Dubliner, is how her technically experimental and artisanally adroit evocation of Irish craft creates what looks like the basis of a compelling brand signature.

Luke Leitch, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2022 See More

adroit

adjective

as in virtuoso

accomplished with trained ability with an adroit flick of the wrist, flipped the omelet into the air and landed it squarely back in the pan

Synonyms & Similar Words

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virtuoso
skillful
dexterous
deft
masterful
artful
masterly
delicate
expert
artistic
dextrous
smooth
bravura
workmanlike
practiced
adept
practised
cunning
facile
clever
ingenious
creative
capable
competent
adequate
fancy
neat
able

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

artless
amateur
crude
clumsy
amateurish
awkward
unprofessional
rude
incompetent
ineffective
ineffectual
inept
unskillful
klutzy

Synonym Chooser

The words deft and dexterous are common synonyms of adroit. While all three words mean "ready and skilled in physical movement," adroit implies dexterity but usually also stresses resourcefulness or artfulness or inventiveness.

the magician's adroit response to the failure of her prop won applause

Although the words deft and adroit have much in common, deft emphasizes lightness, neatness, and sureness of touch or handling.

a surgeon's deft manipulation of the scalpel

The words dexterous and adroit can be used in similar contexts, but dexterous implies expertness with consequent facility and quickness in manipulation.

unrolled the sleeping bag with a dexterous toss

单词	adroit
释义	adroit adjective ə-ˈdrȯit : having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations an adroit leader adroit maneuvers adroitly adverb adroitness noun Did you know? Adroit goes back to an Old French word meaning "handsome or elegant" as well as "skilled in combat." The adjective is still used to imply skillfulness, but usually not of the physical kind. Adroit most often describes cleverness that achieves one's purpose in spite of difficulties. Synonyms artful bravura deft delicate dexterous dextrous expert masterful masterly practiced practised skillful virtuoso workmanlike See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Rumor has always played a role in politics, but rarely have the backstage operatives been so adroit, and so cynical, in their use of vitriol. Walter Shapiro, Time, 10 July 1989 He was adroit with money and was blessed with the extraordinary Spanish gift of prolific, and even inchoate, invention. V. S. Pritchett, "Goya … ," 1975, in A Man of Letters, 1985 Family medicine … is constructed around the unquantifiable idea that a doctor who treats your grandmother, your father, your niece, and your daughter will be more adroit in treating you. John McPhee, Table of Contents, 1984 She is adroit at handling problems. with an adroit flick of the wrist, flipped the omelet into the air and landed it squarely back in the pan Recent Examples on the Web The characterizations by the ART cast are not just technically adroit but keenly particularized. Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Aveline is adroit at navigating through 18-century Louisiana by presenting herself as a high society business executive, adventurer or enslaved worker. Jonathan Lee, Washington Post, 13 July 2022 The Clevelanders played, as usual, with clarity, poise and adroit balances among the sections, elegance without reticence, urgency without pressure, airiness without weightlessness. New York Times, 22 May 2022 Simultaneously straightforward and quirky, his music was deceptively constructed in ways that challenged even the most adroit musicians. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2022 That may partially explain why Biden’s adroit handling of the war in Ukraine has not prompted detectable movement in his approval rating. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 2 June 2022 Kemp, an adroit politician, moved quickly to solidify his base of support and cut off Perdue’s. The Editors, National Review, 26 May 2022 Donovan Mitchell and Royce O’Neale are too thick and not really adroit enough to consistently do it. Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Mar. 2022 Particularly striking in the work of Róisín Pierce, a Dubliner, is how her technically experimental and artisanally adroit evocation of Irish craft creates what looks like the basis of a compelling brand signature. Luke Leitch, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from French, going back to Old French, "handsome, elegant, skilled (in combat)," from a-, prefix, perhaps with intensive value (going back to Latin ad- ad-) + droit "straight, direct, true, regular," going back to Latin directus "straight, direct" — more at dress entry 1 First Known Use 1652, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition adroit adjective ə-ˈdrȯit : having or showing great skill or cleverness an adroit leader adroit adjective as in virtuoso accomplished with trained ability with an adroit flick of the wrist, flipped the omelet into the air and landed it squarely back in the pan Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance virtuoso skillful dexterous deft masterful artful masterly delicate expert artistic dextrous smooth bravura workmanlike practiced adept practised cunning facile clever ingenious creative capable competent adequate fancy neat able Antonyms & Near Antonyms artless amateur crude clumsy amateurish awkward unprofessional rude incompetent ineffective ineffectual inept unskillful klutzy See More Synonym Chooser The words deft and dexterous are common synonyms of adroit. While all three words mean "ready and skilled in physical movement," adroit implies dexterity but usually also stresses resourcefulness or artfulness or inventiveness. the magician's adroit response to the failure of her prop won applause Although the words deft and adroit have much in common, deft emphasizes lightness, neatness, and sureness of touch or handling. a surgeon's deft manipulation of the scalpel The words dexterous and adroit can be used in similar contexts, but dexterous implies expertness with consequent facility and quickness in manipulation. unrolled the sleeping bag with a dexterous toss
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adroit

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