skillful
adjective
having or exercising skill.
skillfully
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a word derived from
skillful.
Example Sentences
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In the media, Blake’s lawyers skillfully demonized Bakley as a “star stalker” and a conscienceless scam artist who had fleeced men all over the country and made countless enemies, many of them possible killers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Your boss is likely being given benchmarks by their own higher-ups and may not yet have the confidence or training required to skillfully delegate.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
We spent the next 15 minutes in that training discussing power — what it really meant during slavery and how it could be skillfully forged and wielded even by people in the grip of slavery.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
While Mr. Perl-Rosenthal skillfully charts the public philosophy of the orators, the story feels somewhat incomplete without lingering on the man who effectively codified their dissent into a national creed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Two more mortals accompany him less skillfully, but more joyfully, on ukuleles.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
