Sentence Examples for “Adroit”
Examples from the News for “Adroit”
The gravity of the moment does not mean being politically adroit is not important.
Source: New York Times, May 31, 2018
Keeping Baghdad from drifting toward radicalism, or further into Iran’s orbit, will require adroit maneuvering by the U.S. and regional allies.
Source: Wall Street Journal, May 15, 2018
Examples from Business for “Adroit”
As a matter of fact, Pfizer’s adroit tax accounting is featured in a textbook — “Financial Accounting: An Introduction to Concepts, Methods and Uses,” now in its 14th edition.
Source: New York Times, Nov 13, 2015
Secondarily, adroit questioning enables you to pivot and switch emphasis, adjust the direction, and even unobtrusively change the focus of the conversation.
Examples from Science and Medicine for “Adroit”
It’s named after Federico Peña, a former mayor and lawyer whose adroitpolitical maneuvering helped to site both the airport and the rail line at their present location over 30 years ago.
Source: Scientific American, Jul 26, 2017
But as Bart Schultz argues in this adroit study, the ethical theories of these men, forged in a politically chaotic era, remain relevant in our own.
Definition of “Adroit”
adj: quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
Synonyms for “
- very able
- skilled
- adept
- artful
- deft
- masterful
- nimble
- proficient
- skillful
- apt
- clean
- clever
- crack
- cunning
- cute
- desterous
- expert
- foxy
- good
- handy
- hot tamale
- ingenious
- neat
- nifty
- on the ball
- on the beam
- quick on the trigger
- quick on the uptake
- quick-witted
- savvy
- sharp
- slick
- smart
- up
- up to speed
- whiz
- wizard