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proficient

pro·fi·cient

UK/pɹəˈfɪʃ.ənt/ US/pɹoʊˈfɪʃ.ənt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

  • “adept in handicrafts”
  • “an adept juggler”
  • “an expert job”
  • “a good mechanic”
  • “a practiced marksman”
  • “a proficient engineer”
  • “a lesser-known but no less skillful composer”
  • “the effect was achieved by skillful retouching”
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From Latin proficiens, present participle of proficere (“to go forward, advance, make progress, succeed, be profitable or useful”), from pro (“forth, forward”) + facere (“to make, do”); see fact.

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