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adroit
Overview of adj adroit
The adj adroit has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) adroit, clever, ingenious -- (skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme")
2. adroit -- (quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator")
Grep of noun adroit
adroitness
Antonyms of adj adroit
2 senses of adroit
Sense 1
adroit, clever, ingenious
INDIRECT (VIA artful) -> artless
Sense 2
adroit (vs. maladroit)
maladroit (vs. adroit)
=> bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed
=> inept, tactless
=> uncoordinated
=> unmechanical, nonmechanical
Similarity of adj adroit
2 senses of adroit
Sense 1
adroit, clever, ingenious
=> artful (vs. artless)
Sense 2
adroit (vs. maladroit)
=> clean, neat
=> clever, cunning, ingenious
=> coordinated, co-ordinated
=> deft, dexterous, dextrous
=> handy
=> light-fingered, nimble-fingered
=> quick-witted
Also See> artful#2
Pertainyms of adj adroit
Attributes of adj adroit
Domain of adj adroit
Domain Terms of adj adroit
Familiarity of adj adroit
adroit used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count =2)
Grep of adj adroit
adroit
maladroit
Grep of adv adroit
adroitly
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