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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024skil•ful (skil′fəl),USA pronunciation adj. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]skillful.
skil′ful•ly, adv. skil′ful•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: skilful, US skillful /ˈskɪlfʊl/ adj - possessing or displaying accomplishment or skill
- involving or requiring accomplishment or skill
ˈskilfully, US ˈskillfully adv WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024skill•ful (skil′fəl),USA pronunciation adj. - having or exercising skill:a skillful juggler.
- showing or involving skill:a skillful display of fancy diving.
- [Obs.]reasonable* rational.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] skilful. - 1250–1300; Middle English; see skill1, -ful
skill′ful•ly, adv. skill′ful•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ready, adroit, deft, adept, apt, clever, ingenious. Skillful, skilled, expert refer to readiness and adroitness in an occupation, craft, or art. Skillful suggests esp. adroitness and dexterity:a skillful watchmaker.Skilled implies having had long experience and thus having acquired a high degree of proficiency:not an amateur but a skilled worker.Expert means having the highest degree of proficiency; it may mean much the same as skillful or skilled, or both:expert workmanship.See also dexterous.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged awkward, clumsy, amateurish.
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