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Webster 1913 Edition
Adroit
A-droit′
,Adj.
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;
“Adroit in the application of the telescope and quadrant.” as, an
. adroit
mechanic, an adroit
replyHorsley.
“He was adroit in intrigue.” Macaulay.
Syn. – Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft; ingenious; cunning; ready-witted.
Webster 1828 Edition
Adroit
ADROIT'
, [L. directus, dirigo. See Right.]Dextrous; skillful; active in the use of the hands, and figuratively, in the exercise of the mental faculties; ingenious; ready in invention or execution.