adroit
Meanings
Adjective
- 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"
Adj
- deft, dexterous, or skillful
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from French adroit, from French à (“on the; to”) (from Old French a (“to; towards”), from Latin ad (“to; towards”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“at; near”)) + French droit (“right”) (from Old French droit, dreit, from Late Latin drictus, syncopated form of Latin dīrectus (“laid straight; direct, straight; level; upright”), perfective passive participle of dīrigō (“to lay straight”), from dis- (“apart, in two”) (from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice; in two”)) + regō (“to govern, rule; to guide, steer”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (“to be straightening, setting upright”))).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
adroit is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordadroit is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
adroit is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 7
adroit is a valid Words With Friends word