adroit
adjective/əˈdrɔɪt/
/əˈdrɔɪt/
(formal)- clever and showing skill synonym skilful
- an adroit negotiator
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from à droit ‘according to right, properly’.Definitions on the go
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