SKILLFULLY

skillfully, skilfully

(adverb) with skill; “fragments of a nearly complete jug, skillfully restored at the institute of archaeology”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

skillfully (comparative more skillfully, superlative most skillfully)

In a skillful manner; with skill.

Source: Wiktionary


SKILLFUL

Skill"ful, a. Etym: [Written also skilful.]

1. Discerning; reasonable; judicious; cunning. [Obs.] "Of skillful judgment." Chaucer.

2. Possessed of, or displaying, skill; knowing and ready; expert; well-versed; able in management; as, a skillful mechanic; -- often followed by at, in, or of; as, skillful at the organ; skillful in drawing. And they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skillful of lamentations to wailing. Amos v. 16.

Syn.

– Expert; skilled; dexterous; adept; masterly; adroit; clever; cunning.

– Skill"ful*ly, adv.

– Skill"ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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