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ept.

Skillful and knowledgeable; adept.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Skillful and knowledgeable; adept.

    humorous · nonstandard
Where this word comes from

Back-formation from inept; compare apt.

verb
  1. simple past of eep

    Internet · form-of · humorous · past
Where this word comes from

Formed by analogy with slept.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.