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adroit
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French adroit, from French à (“on the; to”) (from Old French a (“to; towards”), from Latin ad (“to; towards”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“at; near”)) + French droit (“right”) (from Old French droit, dreit, from Vulgar Latin *dr?ctus, syncopated form of Latin d?rectus (“laid straight; direct, straight; level; upright”), perfective passive participle of d?rig? (“to lay straight”), from dis- (“apart, in two”) (from Proto-Indo-European *dwís (“twice; in two”)) + reg? (“to govern, rule; to guide, steer”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?ré?eti (“to be straightening, setting upright”))).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /??d???t/
- Rhymes: -??t
Adjective
adroit (comparative adroiter or more adroit, superlative adroitest or most adroit)
- Deft, dexterous, or skillful.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:skillful
Antonyms
- clumsy
- maladroit
Derived terms
- adroitness
- adroitly
- maladroit
Translations
Anagrams
- Tirado
French
Etymology
à + droit. Doublet of adret.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.d?wa/
Adjective
adroit (feminine singular adroite, masculine plural adroits, feminine plural adroites)
- skilful, apt, skilled (possessing skill, skilled)
Descendants
- ? English: adroit
- ? German: adrett
- ? Danish: adræt
Further reading
- “adroit” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- dorait, rodait, rôdait
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artful
English
Alternative forms
- artfull (obsolete)
Etymology
art +? -ful
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????t.f?l/
Adjective
artful (comparative more artful, superlative most artful)
- Cunning; tending toward indirect dealings; crafty.
- Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.
- Artificial; imitative.
- Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:wily
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
- Futral
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