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Dictionary: skill·ful   (skĭl'fəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Possessing or exercising skill; expert. See synonyms at proficient.
  2. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill.
skillfully skill'ful·ly adv.
skillfulness skill'ful·ness n.

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adjective

  1. Having the ability to perform well: able, capable, competent, good, skilled. See ability/inability.
  2. Having or demonstrating a high degree of knowledge or skill: adept, crack, expert, master, masterful, masterly, professional, proficient, skilled. Slang crackerjack. See ability/inability.
  3. Showing art or skill in performing or doing: adroit, artful, deft, dexterous. See ability/inability, knowledge/ignorance.
  4. Well done or executed: adroit, clean, deft, neat. See ability/inability, good/bad.

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adj

Definition: able, talented
Antonyms: green, ignorant, incapable, incapacitated, incompetent, inexperienced, unable, unskilled, unskillful, untalented


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Very able to accomplish a job.

pronunciation The feeble tremble before opinion, the foolish defy it, the wise judge it, the skillful direct it. — Jeanne-Marie Roland (1754-1793).

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - dygtig, behændig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bedreven, kundig, geschoold

Français (French)
adj. - habile, adroit, excellent (un discours), délicat (une opération)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gewandt, geschickt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επιδέξιος, δεξιοτέχνης, δεξιοτεχνικός, μαστορικός

Italiano (Italian)
abile, esperto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - habilidoso

Русский (Russian)
умелый, опытный, хорошо сделанный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - hábil, diestro, experto, perito

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skicklig, duktig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
熟练的, 巧妙的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 熟練的, 巧妙的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 능숙한, 교묘한, ~을 잘하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 熟練した, 上手な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بارع, منجز بحذق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מומחה, מיומן, זריז‬


 
 
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