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skillful

skill·ful

UK/ˈskɪl.fəl/ US/ˈskɪɫ.fəɫ/ uncommon us

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”
2.

done with delicacy and skill

  • “a nice bit of craft”
  • “a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer”
  • “a nice shot”
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Origin

From Middle English skilful, skylfull, scelvol, equivalent to skill + -ful.

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