skilful

[ skil-fuh l ]
/ ˈskɪl fəl /

adjective

Chiefly British. skillful.

OTHER WORDS FROM skilful

skil·ful·ly, adverb skil·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby skilful

skiing, skijoring, skikda, skil saw, skilfish, skilful, skill, skill set, skill-less, skillcentre, skilled

Definition for skilful (2 of 2)

skillful
[ skil-fuhl ]
/ ˈskɪl fəl /

adjective

having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler.
showing or involving skill: a skillful display of fancy diving.
Obsolete. reasonable; rational.
Also especially British, skil·ful.

Origin of skillful

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at skill1, -ful

SYNONYMS FOR skillful

1 ready, adroit, deft, adept, apt, clever, ingenious.

ANTONYMS FOR skillful

1 awkward, clumsy, amateurish.

synonym study for skillful

1. Skillful, skilled, expert refer to readiness and adroitness in an occupation, craft, or art. Skillful suggests especially adroitness and dexterity: a skillful watchmaker. Skilled implies having had long experience and thus having acquired a high degree of proficiency: not an amateur but a skilled worker. Expert means having the highest degree of proficiency; it may mean much the same as skillful or skilled, or both: expert workmanship. See also dexterous.

OTHER WORDS FROM skillful

skill·ful·ly, adverb skill·ful·ness, noun qua·si-skill·ful, adjective qua·si-skill·ful·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for skilful

skilful

US skillful

/ (ˈskɪlfʊl) /

adjective

possessing or displaying accomplishment or skill
involving or requiring accomplishment or skill

Derived forms of skilful

skilfully or US skillfully, adverb skilfulness or US skillfulness, noun