- a variation of skillful.
skilful
Americanadjective
adjective
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possessing or displaying accomplishment or skill
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involving or requiring accomplishment or skill
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The skilful Abbas had narrowly missed out on the Lord's honours board on three previous occasions and the 36-year-old made no mistake after England resumed on 177-7.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Quick, skilful and always looking to get a shot away, the forward is playing as though he wants to break into the first team immediately.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Penner said the work was copied over in Ancient Greek "probably by a student or a somewhat skilful scribe".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
A France XV proved too skilful for England in the teams' non-Test summer warm-up in Vannes, easing away to a comfortable victory that demonstrated their greater strength in depth.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
“I was very young, and she a skilful woman.”
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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