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Definition of adroit adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adroit

adjective
 
/əˈdrɔɪt/
 
/əˈdrɔɪt/
 (formal)
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  1. clever and showing skill synonym skilful
    • an adroit negotiator
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from à droit ‘according to right, properly’.
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