Skilful

Definition of skilful:

part of speech: adjective

Having skill; dexterous; expert.

part of speech: adjective

Having or showing deftness or practical ability; expert in any art or science; clever; requiring expertness.

Usage examples for skilful:

• He is soon found to be a most active, skilful faithful nurse. "The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus", American Anti-Slavery Society.

• But the heretic devils, as the Spaniards called them, were skilful sailors. "This Country Of Ours", H. E. Marshall Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall.

• If this is impossible, a skilful foe will at once make use of his central position. "Stonewall Jackson And The American Civil War", G. F. R. Henderson.

• No medical practitioner, however skilful could successfully cope with these supernatural beings. "Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery", Robert Means Lawrence.