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adroit

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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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Example Sentences
  • He always puts on an adroit, flexible performance.
  • He is apparently also as adroit at wielding a kitchen knife as he is a samurai sword.
  • These recycled turns of phrase mar the novel, which in spite of Guy's adroit storytelling is disappointingly slight.
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adroit (əˈdrɔɪt)
 
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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Word Origin & History

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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