adroitly
Americanadverb
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with expert or dexterous use of the hands or body; nimbly.
Serving us tea in china cups as we waited during the film shoot, she stepped adroitly over electric cords and around equipment.
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in a cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious way.
Drawing upon multiple sources, she adroitly weaves a narrative giving insight into the affliction of sleep paralysis.
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Etymology
Origin of adroitly
First recorded in 1695–1705; adroit ( def. ) + -ly
Example Sentences
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Samaras’s adroitly manipulated Polaroids were early examples of a genre for which such artists as Cindy Sherman and Chuck Close are also celebrated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
This is, as Todd adroitly points out, a story of PTSD.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2025
Having used the loan system adroitly last season, the Dundee manager looks to have made another good move in bringing Murray home.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024
The choreography — by Rubén Olmo, the group’s artistic director — arranged the groupings adroitly.
From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
He drew his sword and showed it to her; a longsword adroitly shrunken to suit a boy of twelve, gleaming blue steel, castle-forged and double-edged, with a leather grip and a lion's-head pommel in gold.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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