SKILFUL

adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful

(adjective) having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; “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”; “the effect was achieved by skillful retouching”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

skilful (comparative more skilful, superlative most skilful)

(British) possessing skill, skilled.

Source: Wiktionary


Skil"ful, a.

Definition: See Skilful.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

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