adroit
(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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
adroit (comparative adroiter or more adroit, superlative adroitest or most adroit)
Deft, dexterous, or skillful.
• See skillful
• clumsy
• maladroit
• Tirado
Source: Wiktionary
A*droit", a. Etym: [F. adroit; Ă (L. ad) = droit straight, right, fr. L. directus, p. p. of dirigere. See Direct.]
Definition: 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.
Syn.
– Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft; ingenious; cunning; ready-witted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
