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111skillful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. skilled, practiced, accomplished; see able 2 , experienced . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. skilled, expert, proficient, adept, competent, experienced, schooled, adroit, dexterous, masterful, *crack, *crackerjack,… …
112footwork — foot|work [ˈfutwə:k US wə:rk] n [U] 1.) skilful use of your feet when dancing or playing a sport good/neat/fancy etc footwork ▪ The England keeper revealed some fancy footwork in the victory over Nottingham Forest. 2.) skilful methods that you… …
113daft — [13] Daft was not always a term of reproach. It originally meant ‘mild, gentle’, and only in late Middle English slid to ‘stupid’ (in a semantic decline perhaps paralleling that of silly, which started off as ‘happy, blessed’). Middle English… …
114deftly — mid 15c., from DEFT (Cf. deft) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …
115able — [adj1] capable of performing; having an innate capacity adept, adequate, adroit, agile, alert, apt, bright, capable, competent, cunning, deft, dexterous, easy, effortless, endowed, equipped, facile, fitted, good, intelligent, knowing, powerful,… …
116daft — [13] Daft was not always a term of reproach. It originally meant ‘mild, gentle’, and only in late Middle English slid to ‘stupid’ (in a semantic decline perhaps paralleling that of silly, which started off as ‘happy, blessed’). Middle English… …
117dexterous — [deks′tər əs, deks′trəs] adj. [ DEXTER + OUS] 1. having or showing skill in the use of the hands or body 2. having or showing mental skill dexterously adv. dexterousness n. SYN. DEXTEROUS implies an expertness, natural or acquired, demonstrated… …
118daft´ness — daft «daft, dahft», adjective. 1. without sense or reason; silly; foolish; stupid: »Go out in this rain? You must be daft. 2. crazy; insane; mad: »to go daft …
119daft´ly — daft «daft, dahft», adjective. 1. without sense or reason; silly; foolish; stupid: »Go out in this rain? You must be daft. 2. crazy; insane; mad: »to go daft …
120skill´ful|ness — skill|ful «SKIHL fuhl», adjective. 1. having skill; expert: »He is a very skillful surgeon. SYNONYM(S): dexterous, deft, adroit, proficient. 2. showing skill: »That is a skillful piece of bricklaying. SYNONYM(S): dexterous, deft, adroit,… …
