Advertisement
Advertisement
adept
[ adjective uh-dept; noun ad-ept, uh-dept ]
noun
- a skilled or proficient person; expert.
adept
adjective
- very proficient in something requiring skill or manual dexterity
- skilful; expert
noun
- a person who is skilled or proficient in something
Derived Forms
- aˈdeptly, adverb
- aˈdeptness, noun
Other Words From
- a·dept·ly adverb
- a·dept·ness noun
- non·a·dept adjective
- non·a·dept·ly adverb
- un·a·dept adjective
- un·a·dept·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of adept1
Example Sentences
"Animals are remarkably adept at navigating large, dynamic environments with amazing efficiency and robustness," Dr Fischer said.
One reason for the gene’s rapid spread: Klebsiella is adept at grabbing plasmids—extrachromosomal DNA–containing resistance genes directly from other bacteria.
“I’m very adept at carrying buckets now,” she said ruefully.
“The presence of terrestrial microorganism within a sample of Ryugu underlines that microorganisms are the world's greatest colonizers and adept at circumventing contamination controls,” the authors conclude.
Fortunately, Wilson and Mandvi are adept enough comics not to fall into that trap even as they avoid the equally damaging peril of too much audience-pandering horseplay.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse