Adroit

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

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 adroit mechanic, an adroit reply. "Adroit in the application of the telescope and quadrant." Horsley. "He was adroit in intrigue." Macaulay.

Synonyms: Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft; ingenious; cunning; ready-witted.