skilfuladjective
UK US skillful uk/ˈskɪl.fəl/us/ˈskɪl.fəl/B2 good at doing something, especially because you have practised doing it:
Police officers have to be skilful drivers.
C1 done or made very well:
a skilful piece of playing on the clarinet
More examples
- She gave a characteristically skilful performance.
- a skilful piece of work
- The film is a skilful, witty pastiche of 'Jaws'.
- Some very skilful negotiators will be needed to settle this dispute.
- skilful use of language
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Skilled, talented and able
- able
- ably
- accomplished
- adept
- adroit
- clutch
- expert
- gifted
- handy
- have a nice, good, etc. line in sth idiom
- have inner resources idiom
- intimate 1
- polished
- practised
- preen
- proficient
- proficiently
- qualified
- slick
- workmanlike
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