skillful

B2
US /ˈskɪl.fəl/
adj Freq #22462

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Possessing skill; skilled.

    she's a skillful mechanical

  2. 2
    adj

    Requiring skill.

    a skillful task

  3. 3
    adj

    done with delicacy and skill

  4. 4
    adj

    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

Etymology

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

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 adj · done with delicacy and skill nice
4 adj · having or showing knowledge... practiced
Word family
Derived forms skillfullyskillfulnessunskillful
Related forms skillskilled

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