adroit Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective 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

WordNet

A*droit" adjective
Etymology
F. adroit; à (L. ad) = droit straight, right, fr. L. directus, p. p. of dirigere. See Direct.
Definitions
  1. 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 1913