adroitness
51dexterity — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French dexterité, from Latin dexteritat , dexteritas, from dexter Date: 1518 1. mental skill or quickness ; adroitness 2. readiness and grace in physical …
52legerdemain — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French leger de main light of hand Date: 15th century 1. sleight of hand 2. a display of skill or adroitness …
53light-fingered — adjective Date: 1547 1. showing adroitness in stealing or a tendency to steal especially by picking pockets or shoplifting 2. having a light and dexterous touch ; nimble • light fingeredness noun …
54maladroit — adjective Etymology: French, from Middle French, from mal + adroit Date: 1685 lacking adroitness ; inept Synonyms: see awkward • maladroitly adverb • maladroitness noun …
55repartee — noun Etymology: French repartie, from repartir to retort, from Middle French, from re + partir to divide more at part Date: circa 1645 1. a. a quick and witty reply b. a succession or interchange of clever retorts ; amusing and usually light… …
56sleight of hand — Date: 1593 1. a. a cleverly executed trick or deception b. a conjuring trick requiring manual dexterity 2. a. skill and dexterity in conjuring tricks b. adroitness in deception …
57address — I. verb Etymology: Middle English adressen, from Anglo French adrescer, from a (from Latin ad ) + drescer to to direct, put right more at dress Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. archaic a. direct, aim …
58escape — I. verb (escaped; escaping) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French escaper, eschaper, from Vulgar Latin *excappare, from Latin ex + Late Latin cappa head covering, cloak Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. a. to get away (as by flight)… …
59maneuver — I. noun Etymology: French manœuvre, from Old French maneuvre work done by hand, from Medieval Latin manuopera, from manu operare to perform manual labor more at manure Date: 1758 1. a. a military or naval movement b. an armed forces training… …
60natural — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French naturel, from Latin naturalis of nature, from natura nature Date: 14th century 1. based on an inherent sense of right and wrong < natural justice > 2. a. being in accordance with or… …
