Modern English usage. 2014.
Skilful — Skil ful, a. See {Skilful}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skilful — (also chiefly N. Amer. skillful) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing skill. DERIVATIVES skilfully adverb skilfulness noun … English terms dictionary
skilful — [skil′fəl] adj. chiefly Brit. sp. of SKILLFUL skilfully adv. skilfulness n … English World dictionary
skilful — adj. BE; AE spelling: skillful skilful at, in; with (skilful at tying knots; skilful with one s hands) * * * [ skɪlf(ə)l] in with (skilful at tying knots; skilful with one s hands) skilful at … Combinatory dictionary
skilful — skil|ful BrE skillful AmE [ˈskılfəl] adj 1.) good at doing something, especially something that needs special ability or training ▪ a skilful footballer skilful at (doing) sth ▪ After a few years, he became very skilful at drawing. 2.) made or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
skilful — (BrE) (AmE skillful) adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
skilful — [[t]skɪ̱lfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is skilful at something does it very well. He is widely regarded as Hungary s most skilful politician. ...Rembrandt s skilful use of light and shade. Derived words: skilfully ADV GRADED ADV with v He had a … English dictionary
skilful — BrE usually skillful AmE adjective 1 good at doing something, especially something that needs special ability or training: a skillful team player 2 made or done very well and cleverly: her skilful handling of a difficult problem | the skilful use … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
skilful */ — UK [ˈskɪlf(ə)l] / US [ˈskɪlfəl] adjective 1) very good at doing something that involves special ability or training He is a skilful and experienced negotiator. 2) done with great skill her skilful use of colour Derived word: skilfully UK / US… … English dictionary
skilful — [ˈskɪlf(ə)l] adj showing a lot of skill a skilful negotiator[/ex] her skilful use of colour[/ex] skilfully adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
