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Skillful

//ˈskɪl.fəl// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Possessing skill; skilled. US

    "she's a skillful mechanical"

  2. 2
    Requiring skill. US

    "a skillful task"

Adjective
  1. 1
    done with delicacy and skill wordnet
  2. 2
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude wordnet

Etymology

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

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