adroit
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious: an adroit debater.
Origin of adroit
1synonym study For adroit
Other words for adroit
Opposites for adroit
Other words from adroit
- a·droit·ly, adverb
- a·droit·ness, noun
- un·a·droit, adjective
Words that may be confused with adroit
- adroit , à droite
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How to use adroit in a sentence
He wielded this ability to hit forehands as his preferred stroke with adroit footwork.
Farewell To Roger Federer — And His Formidable Forehand | Amy Lundy | September 23, 2022 | FiveThirtyEightMany spiders avoid cannibalism by using special tactile signals that could be copied by adroit predators, thereby deceiving the arachnids, he says.
Assassin bugs tap spiders to distract them before a lethal strike | Jake Buehler | October 28, 2021 | Science NewsHe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThere are many circles of influence and many adroit, if at times feuding, practitioners.
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 | THE DAILY BEAST
Sometimes, to be unmemorable is to be adroit; and tonight, Obama was deeply unmemorable—and very adroit.
In Petraeus, Obama also gets an Afghan commander as adroit at handling the press as McChrystal was suicidal.
The countess-dowager was not very adroit at spelling and composition, whether French or English, as you observe.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodThe adroit Mohammedan knew better than to trust his sahib and himself too long on the highway.
The Red Year | Louis TracyOne or the other was always ready with an adroit question which brought out the whole story.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. MatthewsThere was no applause as the little man outwitted his follower by an adroit dodge under the ticket wagon.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyPriests the most adroit have overcharged religion with ceremonies, and practices, and mysteries.
Letters To Eugenia | Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
British Dictionary definitions for adroit
/ (əˈdrɔɪt) /
skilful or dexterous
quick in thought or reaction
Origin of adroit
1Derived forms of adroit
- adroitly, adverb
- adroitness, noun
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