adroitness
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dexterity, flexibility, ease, and speed in the use of the hands or body.
Instead of main roads he prefers the steep, rocky shortcuts through the forest, which he negotiates with the adroitness of a dancer.
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clever skill or ingenuity.
The former governor, whose eight years out of office have eroded his adroitness as a debater, delivered a low-key and sometimes halting performance.
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And his adroitness in capturing musical performance is easy to see in “The Color Purple,” produced by a trio of heavyweights from the first film: Oprah Winfrey, Spielberg and Quincy Jones.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
His ascension to the throne in 2006, after his predecessor and namesake could no longer carry out his duties because of poor health, reflected his political adroitness.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 6, 2022
Above all, “The Man Who Ran Washington” works so well because of its anecdotes about Baker’s adroitness, for good and for ill.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2020
In 1948, Aaron Copland wrote of his younger colleague Shapero that “few musicians of our time put their pieces together with greater security,” adding that Shapero’s technical adroitness serves “a wonderfully spontaneous musical gift.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2019
By her own quick-wittedness and adroitness she had turned the tables on her would-be destroyer.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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