skillful
AdjectiveUS[skil-fuhl]/ˈskɪlfəl/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- 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”Synonyms: adeptexpertgoodpracticedproficientskilfulOpposite unskilledSimilar skilled
- done with delicacy and skill“a nice bit of craft”“a job requiring nice measurements with a micrometer”“a nice shot”Synonyms: niceOpposite impreciseSimilar precise
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Skill′ful adjective
Origin: Written also skilful.
1. Discerning; reasonable; judicious; cunning. obsolete “Of skillful judgment.” Geoffrey Chaucer
2. Possessed of, or displaying, skill; knowing and ready; expert; well-versed; able in management; as, a skillful mechanic; — often followed by at, in, or of; as, skillful at the organ; skillful in drawing.
And they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skillful of lamentations to wailing.— Amos v. 16.
Synonyms: Expert; skilled; dexterous; adept; masterly; adroit; clever; cunning.
— Skill′wb-a1′>′ful·ly, adverb — Skill′wb-a1′>′ful·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54