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Synonyms for skillful


Grammar : Adj
Spell : skil-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈskɪl fəl

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Définition of skillful

Origin :
  • also skilful, early 14c., from skill + -ful. Related: Skillfully; skilfully.
  • adj able, talented
Example sentences :
  • If she were skillful and played things right, who could tell?
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • If the Lenape are so skillful, why is one of their bravest warriors here?
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The wary and skillful Johnston had another army, and he could not be far away.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • His employer, seeing the skillful strokes of the broom, wondered.
  • Extract from : « The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys » by Gulielma Zollinger
  • The land is sandy and should have skillful handling to get the best results.
  • Extract from : « The Negro Farmer » by Carl Kelsey
  • He was a skillful architect, and was deeply versed in the history of the nation.
  • Extract from : « The Cat of Bubastes » by G. A. Henty
  • The thirty performers were skillful musicians, and the effect was admirable.
  • Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
  • The author, if skillful, can convey that information in other ways.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • Under the skillful, schooled questioning, David grew communicative.
  • Extract from : « David Dunne » by Belle Kanaris Maniates
  • Skillful assistants were intrusted with particular lines of investigation.
  • Extract from : « Oswald Langdon » by Carson Jay Lee

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