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Definition of Adroitest
1. adroit [adj] - See also: adroit
Lexicographical Neighbors of Adroitest
Literary usage of Adroitest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor by Richard Doddridge Blackmore (1893)
"The- doctor mauls our bodies; the parson starves our souls; but tin— lawyer must
be the adroitest knave, for he has to ensnare our" minds. ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1898)
"... and (what was of more importance), while he impressed every one with the
conviction of his honesty, he was one of the adroitest schemers of his time, ..."
3. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"... did Friedrich get his hard-mouthed Kaunitz brought into step at all; and to
the last, perpetual vigilance and, by whip and bit, the adroitest ..."
4. Critical and Miscellaneous Essays by Thomas Carlyle (1860)
"... the adroitest of all literary men. At the same time, Voltaire's worst enemies,
it seems to us, will not deny that he had naturally a keen sense for ..."
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