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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." . "He was adroit in intrigue."
Synonyms: Dexterous, skillful, expert, ready, clever, deft, ingenious, cunning, ready-witted.
Origin: F. Adroit; a (L. Ad) = droit straight, right, fr. L. Directus, p. P. Of dirigere. See Direct.
(01 Mar 1998)
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