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: accomplished with skill
a skillful treatment
skillfulness
noun
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He is skillful at diplomacy.
an artist skillful in the use of color
the skillful manner in which the doctor and nurses treated the patient
These issues require skillful handling.
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There are dozens of really skillful clergy and educators in this country who are doing this all the time, and it can be done.
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
As Bears coach, Ditka was confident enough in his position to accept the involvement of the irascible, disrespectful but skillful defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan as necessary to the team’s Super Bowl success.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
His skillful work and unique sound put him in the room with greats including Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles, while his hitmaking prowess and partnership with Michael Jackson etched him forever in pop music's record books.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
The technical attacker is versatile, quick and skillful.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
As Bears coach, Ditka was confident enough in his position to accept the involvement of the irascible, disrespectful but skillful defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan as necessary to the team’s Super Bowl success.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
His skillful work and unique sound put him in the room with greats including Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles, while his hitmaking prowess and partnership with Michael Jackson etched him forever in pop music's record books.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
The technical attacker is versatile, quick and skillful.
—Andy Jones, The Athletic, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Skillful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skillful. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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