adroit

(ə-droit')
adj.

1. Dexterous; deft.
2. Skillful and adept under pressing conditions. See synonyms at dexterous.

[French, from à droit : à, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + droit, right (from Latin dīrēctus; see direct).]

adroitly a·droit'ly adv.
adroitness a·droit'ness n.

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adjective

1. Well done or executed: clean, deft, neat, skillful. See ability/inability, good/bad.
2. Showing art or skill in performing or doing: artful, deft, dexterous, skillful. See ability/inability, knowledge/ignorance.
3. Exhibiting or possessing skill and ease in performance: clever, deft, dexterous, facile, handy, nimble, slick. See ability/inability.

adj

Definition: very able or skilled
Antonyms: awkward, clumsy, dense, inept, stupid, unskilled

IN BRIEF: In an expert or nimble manner.

He handled the situation adroitly.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dygtig, behændig, fingernem

Nederlands (Dutch)
handig

Français (French)
adj. - adroit, habile

Deutsch (German)
adj. - geschickt, gewandt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιδέξιος, επιτήδειος

Italiano (Italian)
abile, destro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - destro, hábil, inteligente, astuto

Русский (Russian)
ловкий, искусный, проворный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hábil, diestro, habilidoso, ágil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skicklig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
灵巧的, 熟练的, 敏捷的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 靈巧的, 熟練的, 敏捷的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 솜씨 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 器用な, 巧みな, 機敏な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) داهيه, بارع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זריז, פיקח, מוכשר‬

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