The adjective adept means to be very good or proficient at something, highly skilled. (The noun form is less frequently used, a master or someone proficient.)
Examples :
"She is adept in math and science."
"He was quite adept at making excuses for his tardiness."
"The mayor was an adept in local politics."
(*The capitalized form relates to various mystical fiction. See the related link.)
The noun form is not as frequently used as the adjective, meaning proficient, or highly skilled.
Examples :
He was adept at Martial Arts. (adjective)
He was an adept in martial arts. (noun)
After attending culinary school, she was adept at creating meals in a matter of minutes.
The midshipman proved himself adept at directing the crew.
The boy was very adept in woodworking.
Her adroit wit is legendary.
Talk about cack-handed! He probably thinks adroit is a city in Michigan.
To be adroit is to be clever, so here's a sample sentence:His new policies worked marvelously well, so John was looked upon as an adroit leader.
Synonyms may be adroit, or skillful.
The word adroit comes from the French adroit, which is a form of the phrase "a droit". This means "according to right," from the Latin word directum, which means right or justice.
Culturally adroit term is most closely associated with politics and the field of criminal justice. If you are culturally adroit then you're skilled in interacting across gender, ethnic, generational, social and political group lines.
Adroit means clever or skillful with your hands.He's adroit at wood carving.She is an adroit magician.
Many were also very adroit interms of choosing a school.
Talk about cack-handed! He probably thinks adroit is a city in Michigan.
The adroit musician could play the guitar for hours without tiring or running out of ideas.
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Jack was very adroit in his response to the numerous questions of his boss. He was quick and accurate with his answers.
To be adroit is to be clever, so here's a sample sentence:His new policies worked marvelously well, so John was looked upon as an adroit leader.
Adroit is an adjective.
skillful, adroit, deft, clever
The noun form of the adjective adroit is adroitness.
Synonyms may be adroit, or skillful.
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