(adj) quick or skillful or adept in action or thought, Ant.maladroit, Example: an exceptionally adroit pianist; an adroit technician; his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers; an adroit negotiator
a. [ F. adroit; à (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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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