adept
adjective
very skilled; proficient; expert.
adepts
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pluralof adept.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And now we know that there are two types, or at least two types, and they have this relationship as adepts and drones.
From Salon ● May 15, 2022
But if even adepts feel that way, why do these true crime mavens continue to dedicate hours dutifully trying to crack mysteries with methods they know are imperfect?
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2020
As McKenna told me, western seekers were eager to believe that eastern adepts had supernatural abilities.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 24, 2019
For adepts of slow rail travel, the new cars preserve the romance of overnight trains, in contemporary comfort, with a choice of hotel-style suites, classic bunk beds or seats.
From New York Times ● Jan. 8, 2019
There are a few genuine adepts present who throw themselves rapturously into the music, eyes shut, arms upraised, waiting, no doubt, for the onset of glossolalia.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
