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[ adjective ] having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

Examples

"adept in handicrafts" "an adept juggler" "an expert job" "a good mechanic" "a practiced marksman" "a proficient engineer" "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"

Used in print

(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)

Lawrence listened with the practiced , deceptive calm of the lawyer , but his face was in the shadow .

Related terms

skilled

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[ adjective ] skillful after much practice

Synonyms

practised

Related terms

experienced

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