skilful
[skil-fuh l]
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adjective
Chiefly British. skillful.
skillful
[skil-fuhl]
adjective
Also especially British, skil·ful.
Origin of skillful
Synonyms for skillful
Synonym study
1. Skillful, skilled, expert refer to readiness and adroitness in an occupation, craft, or art. Skillful suggests especially adroitness and dexterity: a skillful watchmaker. Skilled implies having had long experience and thus having acquired a high degree of proficiency: not an amateur but a skilled worker. Expert means having the highest degree of proficiency; it may mean much the same as skillful or skilled, or both: expert workmanship. See also dexterous.
Antonyms for skillful
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Contemporary Examples of skilful
Unlike Thatcher, he had been skilful at PMQ while opposition leader, and he carried it over into his own government.
Historical Examples of skilful
His novels are marked by abundance of incident, skilful handling of dialect, and realistic portraiture.
The New Gresham EncyclopediaVarious
By yielding to these desires, we lend them a new force, and we moderate them by a skilful resistance.
Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the goodVictor Cousin
But Alessandro Manzoni is not only a skilful painter of individual portraits, he excels also in grand historical representations.
The BetrothedAlessandro Manzoni
This is what a skilful teacher may do for his scholars, by a knowledge and practice of the art of questioning.
In the School-RoomJohn S. Hart
The professional acrobats that are met with on festive occasions are fearless and skilful.
The Kingdom of the Yellow RobeErnest Young
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