skilful

[ skil-fuhl ]

/ ˈskɪl fəl /

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adjective

Chiefly British. skillful.

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OTHER WORDS FROM skilful

skil·ful·ly, adverbskil·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby skilful

skijoring, ski jump, ski jumping, Skikda, skilfish, skilful, ski lift, skill, Skillcentre, skilled, skilled labor

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How to use skilful in a sentence

Abusers, conversely, can be wily and skilful when it comes to manipulating a survivor’s feelings of love.
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Romance fraudsters use a range of skilful grooming techniques, social engineering practices and psychological abuse tactics to gain compliance from their victims.
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Unlike Thatcher, he had been skilful at PMQ while opposition leader, and he carried it over into his own government.
Prime Ministers vs. Parliament: Winners & Losers|David A. Graham|July 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
She is skilful in seizing salient characteristics, and her chief aim is to preserve the individuality of her sitters and models.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement

He was skilful in out-door railway work, and an adept in managing trains and traffic.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
For this purpose the right under Davout was drawn back and concealed by skilful use of the ground.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
He hath chosen strong wood, and that will not rot: the skilful workman seeketh how he may set up an idol that may not be moved.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Many, however, learn trades, and frequently are to be compared to the most skilful Europeans.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer

British Dictionary definitions for skilful

skilful

US skillful

/ (ˈskɪlfʊl) /

adjective

possessing or displaying accomplishment or skill

involving or requiring accomplishment or skill

Derived forms of skilful

skilfully or US skillfully, adverbskilfulness or US skillfulness, noun

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