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[ uh-droit ] / əˈdrɔɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR adroit ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveexpert or nimble in the use of the hands or body. cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious: an adroit debater. Origin of adroit1645–55; <French, Old French: elegant, skillful, equivalent to a-a-5 + droit, dreit straight, just, correct <Latin dīrēctus;see direct SYNONYMS FOR adroit1 skillful, clever; deft, apt, adept. SEE SYNONYMS FOR adroit ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR adroitSEE ANTONYMS FOR adroit ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for adroit1, 2. See dexterous. OTHER WORDS FROM adroita·droit·ly, adverba·droit·ness, nounun·a·droit, adjectiveun·a·droit·ly, adverb un·a·droit·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH adroitadroit , à droiteWords nearby adroitAdrian VI, Adriatic, Adriatic Sea, Adrienne, adrift, adroit, à droite, ADS, ad sat., adscititious, adscript Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for adroitHe is adroit and dry, and balances humor with the humanity of life. Pierce Brosnan’s Life After Bond: From Action Hero to Losing His Daughter to Cancer|Tim Teeman|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Modern circumstances require an adroit approach to the manner in which our foreign policy is being implemented. Sen. Jim Webb: Congress Must OK Military Intervention|Sen. Jim Webb|May 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST Sometimes, to be unmemorable is to be adroit; and tonight, Obama was deeply unmemorable—and very adroit. A Triumphantly Unmemorable Address|Tunku Varadarajan|January 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST In Petraeus, Obama also gets an Afghan commander as adroit at handling the press as McChrystal was suicidal. Petraeus, a Master of Spin|Ellen Knickmeyer|June 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST
We need not study to be expert in ceremony, or adroit in flattery. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3|Jane West The adroit and experienced Parliamentarians on the Treasury Bench used all their wits to obtain the necessary delay. Lord Randolph Churchill|Winston Spencer Churchill Ramsey made immediate and conspicuous efforts to avoid sitting next to his roommate, but was not so adroit as to be successful. Ramsey Milholland|Booth Tarkington When the discussion was dropped by these combatants, it was taken up by others, as vigorous and adroit. The American Quarterly Review|Various And what an adroit old adventurer the subject of this memoir was! Sketches New and Old, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
British Dictionary definitions for adroit
adjectiveskilful or dexterous quick in thought or reaction Derived forms of adroitadroitly, adverbadroitness, nounWord Origin for adroitC17: from French à droit according to right, rightly Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to adroitproficient, nimble, skillful, masterful, deft, artful, adept, apt, clean, clever, crack, crackerjack, cunning, cute, dexterous, expert, foxy, good, handy, ingenious |