skill and cleverness in handling situations or using your body with grace and precision.
From French 'adroit' (skillful, literally 'to the right'), combining Latin 'ad-' (to) and 'droit' (right/correct). The suffix '-ness' converts the adjective to a noun expressing the quality itself.
French judges used 'à droit' (to justice/correctness) when someone did something skillfully and accurately in court—it's why a right-handed person was considered more naturally skilled, and 'adroit' became our word for handle-with-finesse ability.
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