droit

right

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An adept craftsperson deftly holds small pliers and threads a fine wire into an intricate mechanical music-box mechanism, confident careful fingers and solved arrangement.

adjective

adroit

uh-DROYT/əˈdrɔɪt/

Skillful and quick in action or thought.

Etymology

aOld Frenchto or toward

+droitOld Frenchright

The phrase meant “according to right,” linking skill with doing something correctly. Its prominent association with a trained hand connects physical dexterity to clever, skillful handling of situations.

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