skilful
Americanadjective
adjective
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possessing or displaying accomplishment or skill
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involving or requiring accomplishment or skill
Other Word Forms
- skilfully adverb
- skilfulness noun
Example Sentences
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He was just so skilful - it's the feints and rainbow flicks that are etched in your mind.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
His character in Crookhaven, Ade, has a twin brother called Ede and they are both super-geeks and skilful hackers who call themselves 'the Brothers Crim'
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
Bennett's 56-ball knock contained seven fours and was a solid exhibition of skilful batting rather than power-hitting.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
The nature of T20 cricket means bat dominates ball, although "skilful bowlers remain skilful bowlers," according to Conrad and batsmen need to clear boundaries rather than eke out long innings.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
They do not and did not understand or like machines more complicated than a forge-bellows, a water-mill, or a hand-loom, though they were skilful with tools.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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