Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adroit
adj 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" [ant: {maladroit}]
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
adroit /adʀwa/
adroit; clever; dexterous; skillful
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