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Definition of Adroit

Adroit
Adroit A*droit", a. [F. adroit; [`a] (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. ``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.

Meaning of Adroit from wikipedia

- Look up adroit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Adroit may refer to: Adroit class minesweeper, a U.S. Navy minesweeper class Adroitness, a personality...
- Adroit Sports Club, also known simply as Adroit or Singapore Adroit, is a semi-professional basketball team in Singapore. The team plays in the National...
- the United States Navy have been named Adroit. The USS Adroit (SP-248). The USS Adroit (AM-82). The USS Adroit (MSO-509).  This article incorporates text...
- HMAS Adroit (P 82) was an Attack-class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The Attack class was ordered in 1964 to operate in Australian waters...
- Adroit Journal is an American literary magazine founded in November 2010. Published five times per year by founding editor Peter LaBerge, The Adroit Journal...
- Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-326-1. L'Adroit class at uboat.net L'Adroit class at warshipsww2[usurped] classe: Adroit at swing.be...
- USS Adroit (AM-509/MSO-509) was an minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the...
- Margret the Adroit (Icelandic: Margrét hin haga) was an Icelandic carver of the 12th and early 13th centuries. Margret the Adroit appears in a single...
- The Florida Review 's Editor’s Award in Poetry in 2016 and was named The Adroit Journal 's Gregory Djanikian Scholar in 2018. In 2019, their debut collection...
- A social skill is any competence facilitating interaction and communication with others where social rules and relations are created, communicated, and...