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ADEPT
adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful
(adjective) having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; āadept in handicraftsā; āan adept jugglerā; āan expert jobā; āa good mechanicā; āa practiced marksmanā; āa proficient engineerā; āa lesser-known but no less skillful composerā; āthe effect was achieved by skillful retouchingā
ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz
(noun) someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
adept (comparative more adept or adepter, superlative most adept or adeptest)
Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient
Synonyms
• See also skillful
Antonyms
• inept
Noun
adept (plural adepts)
One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient
Synonyms
• See also skilled person
Anagrams
• pated, taped
Source: Wiktionary
A*dept", n. Etym: [L. adeptus obtained (sc. artem), adipsci to arrive ad + apisci to pursue. See Apt, and cf. Adapt.]
Definition: One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient; as, adepts in philosophy.
A*dept", a.
Definition: Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient. Beaus adept in everything profound. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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