adroit

1. a. 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. Source: opted

2. adj. quick or skillful or adept in action or thought Source: wordnet

3. 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. Source: webster

4. Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of themental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding dangeror escaping difficulty; ready in invention or execution; -- appliedto 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. Source: adambom

5. j:100 a. quick or skillful or adept in action or thought Source: ecdict

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