habile
Americanadjective
adjective
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rare skilful
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obsolete fit
Etymology
Origin of habile
1375–1425; late Middle English habyll < Latin habilis handy, apt; see able
Example Sentences
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It was rheumy old Georges Clemenceau who first called dapper, baldish Jean Chiappe "le flic le plus habile de France," "the smartest cop in France."
From Time Magazine Archive
In this way statecraft will become necessary to them; and by degrees their ministers will become habile, graceful, adroit, and perhaps crafty, as are the ministers of other nations.
From North America — Volume 2 by Trollope, Anthony
Nous manquons de moyens pour juger de ces dissemblances, et peut-�tre que le plus habile Naturaliste qui auroit �t� plac� dans ce premier Monde y auroit enti�rement m�connu nos Plantes et nos Animaux.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" by Various
"Le plus grand art d'un habile homme est celui de savoir cacher son habileté."
From Dross by Merriman, Henry Seton
Dans le même tems Samuël de Champlain, Gentilhomme Saintongeois, Capitaine de Vaisseau, et en réputation d'Officier brave, habile et expérimenté, arriva des Indes Occidentales, où il avoit passé deux ans et demi.
From Narrative of a Voyage to the West Indies and Mexico In the Years 1599-1602 by Champlain, Samuel de
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