skillful

CEFRB1

/ˈskɪl.fəl/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having learned how to do something well.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Requiring skill.

Examples

  • Bill is skillful in arguing and debating.

  • His brother is all thumbs, but he is a skillful surgeon.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈskɪɫ.fəɫ]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Possessing skill; skilled.

More examples

In context

  • The girl is skillful at knitting.

  • she's a skillful mechanical

  • a skillful task

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English skilful, skylfull, scelvol, equivalent to skill + -ful.