Meaning

2 senses
  1. (US)Possessing skill; skilled.

    she's a skillful mechanical

    geschickt, gewandt

    иску́сныйiskúsnyj, уме́лыйumélyj, ло́вкийlóvkij

    done with delicacy and skill

  2. (US)Requiring skill.

    a skillful task

    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

Examples

39 sentences
  1. Tom is a skillful driver.

    Том — кваліфікований водій.

    ruТом - опытный водитель.

    deTom ist ein fähiger Fahrer.

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  2. The girl is skillful at knitting.

    ruЭта девочка хорошо вяжет.

    deDas Mädchen ist geschickt im Stricken.

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  3. Tom is skillful at doing that.

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  4. Tom is a skillful card player.

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  5. Tom is very skillful at lying.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
possessing skill, skilled:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
possessing skill, skilled:

Origin

From Middle English skilful, skylfull, scelvol, equivalent to skill + -ful.

From Middle English skilful, skylfull, scelvol, equivalent to skill + -ful.

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Forms

more skillful, most skillful
Comparativemore skillful Lesson
Superlativemost skillful Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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