adroit

/ɐdɹˈɔ‍ɪt/

/əˈdɹɔɪt/

[adjective]

adroit

[ADJECTIVE]

quick, skillful or adept in action or thought

antonyms : maladroit

Examples

1. And so Obama gave this incredibly adroit speech.

2. In just over twenty years, the Macedonian king’s adroit combination of diplomacy and military force had carried the kingdom from near disintegration to pre-eminence over all Greece.

3. However, even in his time, Garfield would have had a decent shot at survival with a more adroit medical staff.

4. It was a very adroit approach to what I call rhetorical grave robbery, that is taking the other words of the other party and employing them on your own behalf.