adroit

adjective

1. quick or skillful or adept in action or thought

   adj.all

   Examples

   An exceptionally adroit pianist.

   An adroit technician.

   His adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers.

   An adroit negotiator.

   Antonyms maladroit

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding danger or escaping difficulty; ready in invention or execution; -- applied to persons and to acts; as, an <i>adroit</i> mechanic, an <i>adroit</i> reply.

   adjective

   Source: webster1913