Word Frequency
skilful or (US) skillful (ˈskɪlfʊl
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Definitions
adjective
- possessing or displaying accomplishment or skill
- involving or requiring accomplishment or skill
Derived Forms
ˈskilfully, (US) ˈskillfully adverbˈskilfulness, (US) ˈskillfulness noun
Synonyms
View thesaurus entry = expert, deft, skilled, masterly, trained, experienced, able, professional, quick, clever, practised, accomplished, handy, competent, tasty, apt, adept, proficient, adroit, dexterous,
Translations for 'skilful'
- British English: skilful Someone who is skilful at something does it very well.He is a particularly skilful artist.ˈskɪlfʊl ADJECTIVE
- Arabic: بَارِع
- Brazilian Portuguese: habilidoso habilidosa
- Chinese: 娴熟的
- Croatian: vješt vješta
- Czech: zručný
- Danish: dygtig
- Dutch: vakkundig
- European Spanish: hábil
- Finnish: taitava
- French: adroit
- German: geschickt
- Greek: επιδέξιος επιδέξια
- Italian: abile
- Japanese: 熟練した
- Korean: 숙련된
- Norwegian: dyktig
- Polish: zręczny zręczna
- Portuguese: habilidoso habilidosa
- Romanian: priceput priceput, pricepută, pricepuți, pricepute
- Russian: искусный искусная
- Spanish: hábil
- Swedish: duktig duktigt
- Thai: ซึ่งมีความชำนาญ
- Turkish: becerikli
- Ukrainian: умілий
- Vietnamese: tài giỏi
Example Sentences Including 'skilful'
Alex was a fast driver, but skilful , not taking chances, but never hanging back.The Ambassador's Women
But we don't have any superstars, just skilful people with the ability to battle for the team.Sun, News of the World (2000)
Finish him off like some skilful prostitute in a remote Brazilian outpost might.Dreams of Innocence
He added that Jones could not claim to be a particularly skilful hacker.New Zealand Herald (2003)
Its engine sang such a merry song as I drove away that I blessed the skilful hands that had tuned it to this pitch.CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
Meditation is done here, chanting, very skilful praise to wisdom, to truth, to virtue.New Testaments
Mols might not have been a Henrik Larsson, but he was skilful and scoring freely before being cruelly stopped in his tracks.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The ice is bigger and there are a lot of skilful players here.Edmonton Sun (2003)
They become more and more skilful at fishing people out, reviving those they could.New Scientist (1998)
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