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The definition of adroit is someone who is very skillful at doing something.

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An Olympic Gold medalist in skiing is an example of someone who is adroit at skiing.

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adjective

skillful in a physical or mental way; clever; expert: his adroit handling of an awkward situation

Origin: Fr < à, to + droit, right < L directus, pp. of dirigere, direct

Related Forms:

adroitly adverb
adroitness noun

See adroit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Dexterous; deft.
Skillful and adept under pressing conditions. See Synonyms at dexterous.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from à droit

Origin: : à, to (from Latin ad; see ad-)

Origin: + droit, right (from Latin dīrēctus; see direct)

Related Forms:

a·droitˈly adverb

a·droitˈness noun

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