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1. (adj.) adroit
expert in using the hands or body; nimble
2. adroit
cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious.
Etymology: (1645–55; < F, OF: elegant, skillful =a-a -5+droit, dreit straight, just, correct < L dīrēctus; see direct)
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1. (adj) adroit
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"
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1. (adj) adroit
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
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Sense: skilful
his adroit handling of the boat.
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 Afrikaans: behendig |
 Arabic: مَاهِر، بَارِع |
 Bulgarian: ловък |
 Brazilian: hábil |
 Czech: zručný |
 German: gewandt |
 Danish: behændig; dygtig; ferm |
 Greek: επιδέξιος |
 Spanish: diestro, hábil |
 Estonian: osav |
 Farsi: ماهر |
 Finnish: taitava |
 French: adroit |
 Hebrew: מְיוּמָן |
 Hindi: कुशल, चतुर |
 Croatian: spretan |
 Hungarian: ügyes |
 Indonesian: trampil, cakap |
 Icelandic: leikinn, lipur |
 Italian: abile |
 Japanese: 器用な |
 Korean: 능숙한 |
 Lithuanian: meistriškas |
 Latvian: veikls; izveicīgs |
 Malay: cekap |
 Dutch: behendig |
 Norwegian: flink, dyktig |
 Polish: zręczny |
 Persian: ماهر |
 Pashto: ماهر،لايق،هوښيار |
 Portuguese: hábil |
 Romanian: iscusit, abil |
 Russian: ловкий |
 Slovak: zručný |
 Slovenian: spreten |
 Serbian: snalažljiv |
 Swedish: skicklig, flink |
 Thai: คล่องแคล่ว |
 Turkish: becerikli, usta |
 Taiwanese: 靈巧的 |
 Ukrainian: спритний, вправний |
 Urdu: چالاک ، مستعد |
 Vietnamese: khéo léo |
 Chinese: 灵巧的 |
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