ETYM French adroit; ŕ (Latin ad) = droit straight, right, from Latin directus, p. p. of dirigere. Related to Direct.
1. Quick or skillful or adept in action or thought.
2. Skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; SYN. clever, ingenious.

ETYM Old Eng. daft, deft, becoming, mild, gentle, stupid (cf. Old Eng. daffe, deffe, fool, coward), AS. daeft (in derivatives only) mild, gentle, fitting, seasonable; akin to dafen, gedafen, becoming, fit, Goth. gadaban to be fit. Related to Daft, Daff, Dapper.
1. Quick and skillful in movement.
2. Skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; SYN. dexterous, dextrous. + prikaži više

ETYM Latin dexter. Related to Dexter.
1. Ready and expert in the use of the body and limbs; skillful and active with the hands; handy; ready.
2. Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients; expert.

Chiefly British variant of skillful

ETYM Written also skilful.
1. Having, or displaying, skill; able in management.
2. Discerning; reasonable; judicious; cunning.

ETYM Latin volubilis, from volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn round.
Marked by a ready flow of speech.

In an adroit manner; SYN. with adroitness.

In a deft manner.

With dexterity; in a dexterous manner; SYN. dextrously, deftly.

1. In a convenient manner; SYN. conveniently.
2. With no difficulty; SYN. hands down.

Against; in contrast to
(abbreviation v. or vs; Latin) Against.