HyperDic: skillful

English > 2 senses of the word skillful:
ADJECTIVEallskillful, adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skilfulhaving or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
allskillful, nicedone / done / done with delicacy and skill
skillful > pronunciation
Soundsskih'lfahl
Rhymesabdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...
English > skillful: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningHaving or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.
Examples
  • "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"
  • "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"
Synonymsadept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skilful
BroaderskilledHaving or showing or requiring special skill
Spanishadepto, competente, diestro, ducho, experto, hábil, habilidoso, mañoso
Catalandestre, enginyós, expert, hàbil, manyós, traçut
Nounsskillfulnessthe state of being cognitively skillful
Adverbsskillfullywith skill
English > skillful: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaningdone / done / done with delicacy and skill.
Synonymnice
Broaderprecisesharply exact or accurate or delimited

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