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< adrift

adscititious >

a·droit

(

-droit

) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Dexterous; deft.
Skillful and adept under pressing conditions. See Synonyms at dexterous.

ETYMOLOGY:
French, from à droit : à, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + droit, right (from Latin drctus; see direct)

OTHER FORMS:
a·droitly(Adverb), a·droitness(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for adroit

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