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hab⋅ile

   [hab-il]
–adjective
skillful; dexterous; adroit.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME habyll < L habilis handy, apt; see able
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hab·ile     (hāb'ĭl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Generally able or adroit; handy.

[Middle English habil, from Old French habile, from Latin habilis, from habēre, to handle; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]
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Habile

Hab"ile\, a. [F. habile, L. habilis. See Able, Habit.] Fit; qualified; also, apt. [Obs.] --Spenser.

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