skilled.
Having or showing skill; skillful.
Meaning & usage
Having or showing skill; skillful.
Requiring special abilities or training.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- Proto-Germanic *skilją Old Norse skilbor. Middle English skill English skill Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English skilled From skill (noun) + -ed.
simple past and past participle of skill
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