adroit

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. quick or skillful or adept in action or thought“an exceptionally adroit pianist”“an adroit technician”“his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers”“an adroit negotiator”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Adroit \A*droit"\, a. [F. adroit; [`a] (L. ad) = droit straight, right, fr. L. directus, p. p. of dirigere. See Direct.] 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. "Adroit in the application of the telescope and quadrant." --Horsley. "He was adroit in intrigue." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft; ingenious; cunning; ready-witted. [1913 Webster]

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