adroit : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: adroit	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for adroit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adroit adj 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" Antonym(s): maladroit
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Adroit \Adroit"\, a. [F. adroit; [85] (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. [bd]Adroit in the application of the telescope and quadrant.[b8] --Horsley. [bd]He was adroit in intrigue.[b8] --Macaulay. Syn: Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft; ingenious; cunning; ready-witted.