skilled
Americanadjective
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having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
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showing, involving, or requiring skill, as certain work.
adjective
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possessing or demonstrating accomplishment, skill, or special training
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(prenominal) involving skill or special training
a skilled job
Related Words
See skillful.
Other Word Forms
- multiskilled adjective
- nonskilled adjective
- overskilled adjective
- underskilled adjective
- well-skilled adjective
Etymology
Origin of skilled
Example Sentences
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Traders who can articulate a position in plain language will be skilled at prompting.
From MarketWatch
Congress has approved billions of dollars in recent years to support specialized suppliers and alleviate shortages of skilled workers in the submarine industrial base.
Its subtitle, about awakening and survival, underlines Mrie’s trajectory from submissive daughter to political actor and skilled observer.
From Los Angeles Times
By the time Alfred left for Cambridge to join his two elder brothers, he was a skilled poet, but he lacked all social graces.
Though she’s skilled at painting and photography, she’s most widely known for assemblage, the art of juxtaposing miscellaneous items to form a single cohesive work.
From Los Angeles Times
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