Also spelled skilful
adj
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adj
able to do something very well, especially with the hands or mind
She is a skillful mechanic who can fix almost any car.
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adj
showing or done with skill
It was a skillful piece of work, completed without a single mistake.
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From Middle English skilful, skylfull, scelvol, equivalent to skill + -ful.
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