əˈdrȯit adjective
( sometimes -er/-est )
Etymology: French, from à droit properly, from à to, at (from Latin ad ) + droit right, from Latin directus straight, direct — more at at , dress
1. : dexterous in the use of the hands
2. : marked by shrewdness, craft, resourcefulness, readiness at devising, or physical skill and address so that one is enabled to cope with difficulty or danger
one of the most adroit technicians ever to have employed the English language — John Mason Brown
adroit leadership
an adroit tennis player
his adroit replies to hecklers soon won him a large following
Synonyms: see clever , dexterous