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
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
