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adroit

/əˈdɹɔɪt/

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What does adroit mean?

adjective

  1. deft, dexterous, or skillful

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IPA pronunciation

/əˈdɹɔɪt/

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The Springer and the old curly-coated water-dog were regarded as particularly adroit in the double work of finding and retrieving.
Robert LeightonDogs and All about ThemProject Gutenberg ebook #10991
He is an adroit magician, able to assume almost any form at will, and impervious to any amount of ridicule and insult.
Charles A. EastmanThe Soul of the Indian: An InterpretationProject Gutenberg ebook #340
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And there was the mother wavering, half willing-by adroit and flawless diplomacy to be won over, now, or perhaps never at all.
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895
“I suspect you of being an adroit flatterer,” said Rosamond, feeling sure that she should have to reject this young gentleman a second time.
George EliotMiddlemarchProject Gutenberg ebook #145
My prudence consists in avoiding and going without, not in the inventing of means and methods, not in adroit steering, not in gentle repairing.
Ralph Waldo EmersonEssays by Ralph Waldo EmersonProject Gutenberg ebook #16643