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Definition of Adroitness
1. Noun. Skillful performance or ability without difficulty. "He was famous for his facility as an archer"
Generic synonyms: Skillfulness
Specialized synonyms: Touch, Dexterity, Manual Dexterity, Sleight
Derivative terms: Adept, Adroit, Deft, Facile, Quick
Definition of Adroitness
1. n. The quality of being adroit; skill and readiness; dexterity.
Definition of Adroitness
1. Noun. Displays of skillfulness or ease of ability. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Adroitness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Adroitness
Literary usage of Adroitness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Rise of the Dutch Republic: A History. by John Lothrop Motley (1861)
"... brought the averted, but a new obstacle to the development of his broad were
again thwarted with the same adroitness to which his Archduke from Vienna. ..."
2. History of the United Netherlands, from the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1900)
"... William the Silent—Provisional council of state—Firm attitude of Holland and
Zealand—Weakness of Flanders—Fall of Ghent—Adroitness of Alexander Farnese. ..."
3. Nature by Norman Lockyer (1878)
"The heroism of Dr. Hildebrandt in battling with danger and disease in manifold
forms is only approached by the adroitness and ingenuity which characterised ..."
4. The Daring Adventures of Kit Carson and Fremont, Among Buffaloes, Grizzlies by John Charles Frémont (1888)
"They handled their lances with strange adroitness, and many were fair shots with
their rude muskets. But for some never satisfactorily explained reasons ..."
5. Journal by Indiana General Assembly. Senate, Indiana, General Assembly, United States Congress Senate (1883)
"... whose innocence and credulity, and proverbial fairness, may not have taken
from them by the trickery And well-known adroitness of the Democratic members ..."
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