ADROITLY

adroitly

(adverb) with adroitness; in an adroit manner; “he handled the situation adroitly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

adroitly (comparative more adroitly, superlative most adroitly)

Deftly; in an adroit manner.

In a manner exhibiting skill at handling situations, particularly difficult situations.

Anagrams

• dilatory, idolatry

Source: Wiktionary


A*droit"ly, adv.

Definition: In an adroit manner.

ADROIT

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



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EARTHSHAKING

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”


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