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Webster 1913 Edition

Adroit

A-droit′

,
Adj.
[F.
adroit
;
à
(L.
ad
) =
droit
straight, right, fr. L.
directus
, p. p. of
dirigere
. See
Direct
.]
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
.
“Adroit in the application of the telescope and quadrant.”
Horsley.
“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.

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