adroit

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Where the father was supple and adroit, the son was perversely obstinate or weakly pliable.

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  1. adjective Dexterous; deft.
  2. adjective Skillful and adept under pressing conditions. See Synonyms at dexterous.

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skillful ·  dexterous ·  shrewd ·  astute ·  resourceful ·  artful ·  crafty ·  tactful ·  masterly ·  nimble ·  unscrupulous ·  sagacious
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  1. French, from à droit : à, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + droit, right (from Latin dīrēctus; see direct).

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  1. from French adroit, dexterous, from à droit, right, rightly: à, to, toward; droit, right, from Middle Latin drictum, prop, directum, right, justice, neuter of directus, right: see direct. Cf. maladroit.
 

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/əˈdrɔɪt/
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