skillfully B2 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled skilfully US /ˈskɪlfəli/ See IPA manual Freq #39927 Meanings 1 adv in a way that shows skill; very well The broken jug had been skillfully restored by the experts. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a way that shows skill;... skilfullyhandily Etymology AI details From Middle English skilfully, skylfully, skilfulliche, equivalent to skillful + -ly. skilfully Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # skillfully **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈskɪlfəli/ **Frequency rank:** 39927 ## Meanings 1. in a way that shows skill; very well ## Examples - The broken jug had been skillfully restored by the experts. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: skilfully ## Etymology From Middle English skilfully, skylfully, skilfulliche, equivalent to skillful + -ly. ## AI Etymology Skillfully is from Middle English skilfully, skylfully, skilfulliche, equivalent to skillful + -ly. Important forms in the word's history include Middle English skilfully. In current use it includes the sense in a way that shows skill; very well. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown