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adroitest

adroitest is the superlative form of adroit.

Meaning of adroit

Adjective

adroit (comparative adroiter or more adroit, superlative adroitest or most adroit)

  1. deft, dexterous, or skillful
    • A ſimple lad, with a whip in one hand, and the other locked in the arm of a young girl, is ſo loſt in gaping aſtoniſhment, that an adroit branch of the family of the Filches is clearing his pockets of their contents.1803, William Hogarth; Thomas Cook, engraver, “Southwark Fair”, in Anecdotes of Mr. Hogarth, and Explanatory Descriptions of the Plates of Hogarth Restored. Engraved by Thomas Cook, London: Printed...
    Synonyms:
    habile, skillful

Questions about adroitest

What is adroitest the superlative form of?
Adroitest is the superlative form of adroit.

Words near adroitest in the dictionary

  1. adrogating
  2. adrogation
  3. adrogations
  4. adroit
  5. adroiter
  6. adroitest
  7. adroitly
  8. adroitness
  9. adroitnesses
  10. Adrol
  11. adronitis

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