adroitadjective
uk/əˈdrɔɪt/us/əˈdrɔɪt/very skilful and quick in the way you think or move:
an adroit reaction/answer/movement of the hand
She became adroit at dealing with difficult questions.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Skilled, talented and able
- able
- ably
- accomplished
- adept
- all-around
- clutch
- gifted
- handy
- have a nice, good, etc. line in sth idiom
- have inner resources idiom
- have sth down to a fine art idiom
- intimate 1
- practised
- preen
- proficient
- proficiently
- qualified
- resource
- slick
- workmanlike
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adroitly
adverb uk/əˈdrɔɪt.li/us/əˈdrɔɪt.li/
She adroitly avoided the question.
He adroitly slipped the money into his pocket.
adroitness
noun [ U ] uk/əˈdrɔɪt.nəs/us/əˈdrɔɪt.nəs/