Found 3 items, similar to adroit.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: adroit cakap, cekatan, cerdas, gesit, lihai
English → English (WordNet) Definition: adroit adroit adj 1: 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” [syn: clever, ingenious] 2: 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Adroit 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. [1913 Webster] Syn: Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft; ingenious; cunning; ready-witted. [1913 Webster]