skilled

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɪld/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪld

Etymology 1

From skill (noun).

Adjective

skilled (comparative more skilled, superlative most skilled)

  1. Having or showing skill; skillful.
    • 2008 February 27, Zhi Zhen, “Correcting One's Wrongdoings Changes One's Fate”, in Minghui:
      In the Ming Dynasty, a man named Zhang Weiyan in Jiangyin, of Jiangsu Province, was a skilled writer. He was quite well-known in his region.
  2. Requiring special abilities or training.
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Etymology 2

From skill (verb).

Verb

skilled

  1. simple past and past participle of skill

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