a·droit

[uh-droit]
adjective
1.
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
2.
cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious: an adroit debater.

Origin:
1645–55; < French, Old French: elegant, skillful, equivalent to a- a-5 + droit, dreit straight, just, correct < Latin dīrēctus; see direct

a·droit·ly, adverb
a·droit·ness, noun
un·a·droit, adjective
un·a·droit·ly, adverb
un·a·droit·ness, noun

adroit, à droite.


1. skillful, clever; deft, apt, adept. 1, 2. See dexterous.


1. clumsy.
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adroit (əˈdrɔɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  skilful or dexterous
2.  quick in thought or reaction
 
[C17: from French à droit according to right, rightly]
 
a'droitly
 
adv
 
a'droitness
 
n

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adroit
1650s, "dexterous," originally "rightly," from Fr. phrase à droit "according to right," from O.Fr. à "to" + droit "right," from L.L. directum "right, justice," acc. of L. directus "straight" (see direct). Related: Adroitly.
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Example sentences
Is politically adroit in addressing, informing, and negotiating buy-in from all
  key stakeholders.
She was particularly adroit at the art of damning with faint praise.
He was also an adroit improviser when it came to avoiding trouble.
These recycled turns of phrase mar the novel, which in spite of Guy's adroit
  storytelling is disappointingly slight.
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