quick, skillful, or adept in action or thought
adjective (modifies a noun)
more adroit
most adroit
clean | clever | coordinated | deft | handy | light-fingered | quick-witted
"dexterous", originally "rightly", from French adroit, from phrase à droit...
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skilful or dexterous | quick in thought or reaction (8 of 466 words, 2 definitions, 9 usage examples, pronunciation)
having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations (10 of 236 words, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent | skilled at doing or achieving something; talented | showing skill and ... (20 of 223 words, 6 definitions, 9 usage examples, pronunciation)
may refer to: Adroit class minesweeper, a U.S. Navy minesweeper class | Adroitness_(personality trait) a personality trait related to agreeableness | HMAS Adroit (P 82), an Attack-class patrol boat | L'Adroit class destroyer, a group of fourteen French... (35 of 105 words, 7 definitions)
very skilful and quick in the way you think or move (11 of 46 words, 4 usage examples, pronunciations)
Dexterous; deft. | Skillful and adept under pressing conditions. (8 of 41 words, 2 definitions, pronunciation)
skillful in a physical or mental way; clever; expert (9 of 36 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
clever or skilful (3 of 31 words, pronunciation)
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body. | cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious. (16 of 26 words, 2 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
dexterous, deft or skillful (4 of 11 words, pronunciation)
displaying physical or mental skill (5 of 27 words, pronunciation)
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First use: 1650s
Origin: "dexterous", originally "rightly", from French adroit, from phrase à droit "according to right", from Old French à "to" + ... (20 of 32 etymology words)
Origin: French, from à droit: à, to (from Latin ad; see "ad-") + droit, right (from Latin dīrēctus; see "direct").
Origin: French from à, to + droit, right from Latin directus, past participle of dirigere, "direct"
First use: 1652
Origin: French, from Old French, from a- (from Latin ad-) + droit right, droit
First use: mid 17th century
Origin: French, from à droit "according to right, properly"
First use: 17th century
Origin: from French à droit according to right, rightly
First use: Mid-17th century
Origin: French à droit "by right, properly"
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