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He wielded this ability to hit forehands as his preferred stroke with adroit footwork.

Many spiders avoid cannibalism by using special tactile signals that could be copied by adroit predators, thereby deceiving the arachnids, he says.

He is adroit and dry, and balances humor with the humanity of life.

There are many circles of influence and many adroit, if at times feuding, practitioners.

Modern circumstances require an adroit approach to the manner in which our foreign policy is being implemented.

Sometimes, to be unmemorable is to be adroit; and tonight, Obama was deeply unmemorable—and very adroit.

In Petraeus, Obama also gets an Afghan commander as adroit at handling the press as McChrystal was suicidal.

The countess-dowager was not very adroit at spelling and composition, whether French or English, as you observe.

The adroit Mohammedan knew better than to trust his sahib and himself too long on the highway.

One or the other was always ready with an adroit question which brought out the whole story.

There was no applause as the little man outwitted his follower by an adroit dodge under the ticket wagon.

Priests the most adroit have overcharged religion with ceremonies, and practices, and mysteries.

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On this page you'll find 97 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to adroit, such as: adept, artful, deft, masterful, nimble, and proficient.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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