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skillful.

Possessing skill; skilled.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈskɪl.fəl/[ˈskɪɫ.fəɫ]
  1. Possessing skill; skilled.

    US
    she's a skillful mechanical
  2. Requiring skill.

    US
    a skillful task
Where this word comes from

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

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