practiced

American  

[prak-tist] / ˈpræk tɪst /

Or practised

adjective

1. skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience.

   a practiced hand at politics.

2. acquired or perfected through practice.

   a practiced English accent.

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Other Word Forms

• nonpracticed adjective
• well-practiced adjective

Etymology

Origin of practiced

First recorded in 1560–70; practice + -ed ²

Example Sentences

The quartet is fronted by vocalist and lyricist Florence Shaw, who practiced and taught visual art before linking with guitarist Tom Dowse, bassist Lewis Maynard and drummer Nick Buxton in the late 2010s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unlike the other visual arts, photography nowadays is practiced by virtually everyone and, to a greater extent than the other visual arts, it is put to more uses than just aesthetic pleasure.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Mueenuddin himself ran his family’s Pakistani mango farm in his 20s; he then went to law school and practiced briefly in Manhattan.

From The Wall Street Journal

It closes a chapter on a very specific New York experience — the practiced wrist flick, the second swipe after a buzzer, the quiet victory when the turnstile finally unlocked.

From Salon

“What looked effortless and magical was carefully planned, practiced and earned,” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• adept
• proficient
• skilled