adept

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Highly skilled and capable at something.

   She is remarkably adept at solving difficult problems.

2. 2
   noun

   A person who is highly skilled or expert at something.

   He is a true adept in the art of negotiation.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin apiō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin apīscor Latin adipīscor Latin adeptusbor. French adeptebor. English adept Borrowed from French adepte, from Latin adeptus (“who has achieved”), the past participle of adipisci (“to attain”).

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