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# adroit

adjective (adroit, more adroit, most adroit)

«adroit» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very skilful and clever with the hands or body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adroit/#m1)
2. Clever and quick at dealing with people or difficult situations. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adroit/#m2)

### In the lessons

A book and exam word; in stories it praises a nimble thief, a juggler or a smooth talker. Phrases: «adroit at», «an adroit move», «adroit handling».

### Examples

- The juggler was adroit with five balls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adroit/#x1)
- She gave an adroit answer to the tricky question. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adroit/#x2)
- The cat made an adroit leap onto the fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adroit/#x3)
- He is adroit at fixing bikes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adroit/#x4)
- The captain's adroit steering saved the boat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adroit/#x5)
- With adroit fingers she tied the knot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adroit/#x6)
- Racine, more adroit, pretended to think that the poem was a piece of ingenious irony. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adroit/#x7)

### Note

Adverb: adroitly. Opposite: clumsy, maladroit. Said «a-DROYT».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «adroit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adroit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«adroit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adroit.html) on Mova free.