skillful B2 Topic:Describing People Also spelled skilful US /ˈskɪl.fəl/ See IPA manual Freq #22462 Meanings 1 adj able to do something very well, especially with the hands or mind She is a skillful mechanic who can fix almost any car. 2 adj showing or done with skill It was a skillful piece of work, completed without a single mistake. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · able to do something very... skilledpracticed 2 adj · showing or done with skill nice Word family Derived forms skillfullyskillfulnessunskillful Related forms skillskilled Etymology From Middle English skilful, skylfull, scelvol, equivalent to skill + -ful. skilful Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # skillful **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈskɪl.fəl/ **Frequency rank:** 22462 ## Meanings 1. able to do something very well, especially with the hands or mind 2. showing or done with skill ## Examples - She is a skillful mechanic who can fix almost any car. - It was a skillful piece of work, completed without a single mistake. ## Derived Forms - skillfully - skillfulness - unskillful ## Related Forms - skill - skilled ## Roots and Affixes - Root: skilful ## Etymology From Middle English skilful, skylfull, scelvol, equivalent to skill + -ful. ## Topics - Describing People markdown