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Meaning of 'adroit' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Adroit [ a.]
- Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or escaping difficulty; ready in invention or execution; -- applied to persons and to acts; as, an adroit mechanic, an adroit reply.

Meaning of 'adroit' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . adroit [ a]
Meaning (1):
- quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
Example in sentence:
  • an adroit negotiator;
  • an adroit technician;
  • an exceptionally adroit pianist;
  • his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers

Nearby Words:

adrad adragant adread adreamed adrenal adrian adriatic adrift adrip adrogate

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