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adroit
(encz) | adroit,obratný adj: |
adroit
(encz) | adroit,pohotový adj: |
adroit
(encz) | adroit,zručný adj: |
Adroit
(gcide) | Adroit \A*droit"\, a. [F. adroit; [`a] (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.
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Syn: Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft;
ingenious; cunning; ready-witted.
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adroit
(wn) | adroit
adj 1: 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" [ant: maladroit] |
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adroitly
(encz) | adroitly,obratně adv: Zdeněk Brožadroitly,zručně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
adroitness
(encz) | adroitness,důvtip n: Zdeněk Brožadroitness,obratnost n: Zdeněk Brožadroitness,zručnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
maladroit
(encz) | maladroit,neobratný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
maladroitly
(encz) | maladroitly,neobratně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
maladroitness
(encz) | maladroitness,neobratnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
with adroitness
(encz) | with adroitness, adv: |
Adroit
(gcide) | Adroit \A*droit"\, a. [F. adroit; [`a] (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.
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Syn: Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft;
ingenious; cunning; ready-witted.
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Adroitly
(gcide) | Adroitly \A*droit"ly\, adv.
In an adroit manner.
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Adroitness
(gcide) | Adroitness \A*droit"ness\, n.
The quality of being adroit; skill and readiness; dexterity.
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Adroitness was as requisite as courage. --Motley.
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Syn: See Skill.
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Maladroit
(gcide) | Maladroit \Mal`a*droit"\, a. [F. See Malice, and Adroit.]
Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward;
unskillful. -- Mal"a*droit`ly, adv. -- Mal`a*droit"ness,
n.
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Maladroitly
(gcide) | Maladroit \Mal`a*droit"\, a. [F. See Malice, and Adroit.]
Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward;
unskillful. -- Mal"a*droit`ly, adv. -- Mal`a*droit"ness,
n.
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Maladroitness
(gcide) | Maladroit \Mal`a*droit"\, a. [F. See Malice, and Adroit.]
Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward;
unskillful. -- Mal"a*droit`ly, adv. -- Mal`a*droit"ness,
n.
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adroitly
(wn) | adroitly
adv 1: with adroitness; in an adroit manner; "he handled the
situation adroitly" [ant: maladroitly] |
adroitness
(wn) | adroitness
n 1: skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his
quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was
famous for his facility as an archer" [syn: adeptness,
adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness] |
maladroit
(wn) | maladroit
adj 1: not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the
car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit
propaganda" [ant: adroit] |
maladroitly
(wn) | maladroitly
adv 1: in a maladroit manner; "he dealt with the situation
maladroitly" [ant: adroitly] |
maladroitness
(wn) | maladroitness
n 1: unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training [syn:
awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptness, ineptitude,
maladroitness, slowness] |
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