"skillful" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈskɪl.fəl/, [ˈskɪɫ.fəɫ] Audio: en-us-skilful.ogg [US] Forms: more skillful [comparative], most skillful [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪlfəl Etymology: From Middle English skilful, skylfull, scelvol, equivalent to skill + -ful. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|skilful}} Middle English skilful, {{m|enm|skylfull}} skylfull, {{m|snm|scelvol}} scelvol, {{suffix|en|skill|ful|nocat=1}} skill + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} skillful (comparative more skillful, superlative most skillful)
  1. Possessing skill; skilled. Tags: US Translations (possessing skill, skilled): фэӏаз (fɛʼaz) (Adyghe), مَاهِر (māhir) (Arabic), حَاذِق (ḥāḏiq) (Arabic), بَارِع (bāriʕ) (Arabic), ճարտար (čartar) (Armenian), trebe (Basque), сръчен (srǎčen) (Bulgarian), ловък (lovǎk) (Bulgarian), изкусен (izkusen) (Bulgarian), hàbil (Catalan), destre (Catalan), maayo (Cebuano), hanas (Cebuano), 熟練 (Chinese Mandarin), 熟练 (shúliàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 嫻熟 (Chinese Mandarin), 娴熟 (xiánshú) (Chinese Mandarin), 擅長 (Chinese Mandarin), 擅长 (shàncháng) (Chinese Mandarin), dovedný (Czech), obratný (Czech), zručný (Czech), šikovný (Czech), skikket (Danish), behændig (Danish), dygtig (Danish), bedreven (Dutch), vaardig (Dutch), geschoold (Dutch), geschikt (Dutch), bekwaam (Dutch), lerta (Esperanto), taitava (Finnish), taidokas (Finnish), lahjakas (Finnish), etevä (Finnish), habile (French), adroit (French), xeitoso (Galician), მოხერხებული (moxerxebuli) (Georgian), მარჯვე (marǯve) (Georgian), გაწაფული (gac̣apuli) (Georgian), ოსტატური (osṭaṭuri) (Georgian), geschickt (German), gewandt (German), επιδέξιος (epidéxios) (Greek), माहिर (māhir) (Hindi), ügyes (Hungarian), sciliúil (Irish), esperto (Italian), destro (Italian), provetto (Italian), abile (Italian), pratico (Italian), 上手 (jōzu) (alt: じょうず) (Japanese), 上手な (jōzu na) (alt: じょうずな) (Japanese), 得意 (tokui) (alt: とくい) (Japanese), 熟練 (jukuren) (alt: じゅくれん) (Japanese), うまい (umai) (Japanese), хуэӏаз (xʷɛʼaz) (Kabardian), ជំនាញ (cumniəñ) (Khmer), 잘하다 (jalhada) (Korean), 능숙하다 (neungsukhada) (Korean), 수 있는 (su inneun) (note: follows a future determiner "-l" of verbs) (Korean), ເກັ່ງ (keng) (Lao), perītus (Latin), sollers (Latin), veikls (Latvian), izdarīgs (Latvian), izmanīgs (Latvian), aghtal (Manx), ringa rehe (Maori), kaiaka (Maori), raka (Maori), trüf (Mapudungun), scouotre (Norman), mannigat (Norman), skikket (Norwegian), abil (Occitan), գէտ (gēt) (Old Armenian), cræftig (Old English), ماهر (mâher) (Persian), talentoso (Portuguese), habilidoso (Portuguese), priceput (Romanian), иску́сный (iskúsnyj) (Russian), уме́лый (umélyj) (Russian), ло́вкий (lóvkij) (english: dexterous) (Russian), ऋभु (ṛbhu) (Sanskrit), canny (Scots), handy (Scots), knackie (Scots), làmhach (Scottish Gaelic), teòma (Scottish Gaelic), sgileil (Scottish Gaelic), ၵတ်ႉၶႅၼ်ႇ (kâ̰t khèn) (Shan), ducho (Spanish), hábil (Spanish), habilidoso (Spanish), mañoso (Spanish), skicklig (Swedish), моҳир (mohir) (Tajik), ఆరితేరిన (āritērina) (Telugu), చేయితిరిగిన (cēyitirigina) (Telugu), เก่ง (gèng) (Thai), ماہر (māhir) (Urdu), giỏi (Vietnamese), khéo léo (Vietnamese), khéo (Vietnamese), betûft (West Frisian)
    Sense id: en-skillful-en-adj-nkw83t5O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Southern Ma'di terms in nonstandard scripts Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Southern Ma'di terms in nonstandard scripts: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'possessing skill, skilled': 61 39
  2. Requiring skill. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-skillful-en-adj-oEJO8j15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: skilfull [obsolete], skilful [Commonwealth, English] Derived forms: skillfully, skillfulness Related terms: skill, skilled

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          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "գէտ"
        },
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          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "trebe"
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          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "srǎčen",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "сръчен"
        },
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          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "_dis1": "61 39",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izkusen",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "изкусен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "hàbil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "destre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "maayo"
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        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ceb",
          "lang": "Cebuano",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "hanas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "熟練"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shúliàn",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "熟练"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "嫻熟"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "xiánshú",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "娴熟"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "擅長"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "shàncháng",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "dovedný"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "obratný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "zručný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "šikovný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "skikket"
        },
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "behændig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "dygtig"
        },
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          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "bedreven"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "vaardig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "geschoold"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "geschikt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "bekwaam"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "lerta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "taitava"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "taidokas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "lahjakas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "etevä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "habile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "adroit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "xeitoso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "moxerxebuli",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "მოხერხებული"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "marǯve",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "მარჯვე"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gac̣apuli",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "გაწაფული"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "osṭaṭuri",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "ოსტატური"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "geschickt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "gewandt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "epidéxios",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "επιδέξιος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "māhir",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "माहिर"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "ügyes"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "sciliúil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "esperto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "destro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "provetto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "abile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "pratico"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "alt": "じょうず",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jōzu",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "上手"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "alt": "じょうずな",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jōzu na",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "上手な"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "alt": "とくい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tokui",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "得意"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "alt": "じゅくれん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jukuren",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "熟練"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "umai",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "うまい"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "kbd",
          "lang": "Kabardian",
          "roman": "xʷɛʼaz",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "хуэӏаз"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "cumniəñ",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "ជំនាញ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jalhada",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "잘하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "neungsukhada",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "능숙하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "note": "follows a future determiner \"-l\" of verbs",
          "roman": "su inneun",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "수 있는"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "keng",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "ເກັ່ງ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "perītus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "sollers"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "veikls"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "izdarīgs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "izmanīgs"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "aghtal"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "ringa rehe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "kaiaka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "raka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "arn",
          "lang": "Mapudungun",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "trüf"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "scouotre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "mannigat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "skikket"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "abil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "cræftig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mâher",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "ماهر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "talentoso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "habilidoso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "priceput"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "iskúsnyj",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "иску́сный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "umélyj",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "уме́лый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "dexterous",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "lóvkij",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "ло́вкий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "ṛbhu",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "ऋभु"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "canny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "handy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "knackie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "làmhach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "teòma"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "sgileil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "shn",
          "lang": "Shan",
          "roman": "kâ̰t khèn",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "ၵတ်ႉၶႅၼ်ႇ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "ducho"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "hábil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "habilidoso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "mañoso"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "skicklig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "mohir",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "моҳир"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "āritērina",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "ఆరితేరిన"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "cēyitirigina",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "చేయితిరిగిన"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "gèng",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "เก่ง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "māhir",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "ماہر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "giỏi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "khéo léo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "khéo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "61 39",
          "code": "fy",
          "lang": "West Frisian",
          "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
          "word": "betûft"
        }
      ]
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      "categories": [],
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        {
          "text": "a skillful task",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Requiring skill."
      ],
      "id": "en-skillful-en-adj-oEJO8j15",
      "links": [
        [
          "skill",
          "skill"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈskɪl.fəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈskɪɫ.fəɫ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪlfəl"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
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        "English"
      ],
      "word": "skilful"
    }
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}
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    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪlfəl",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪlfəl/2 syllables",
    "Southern Ma'di terms in nonstandard scripts"
  ],
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      "word": "skillfully"
    },
    {
      "word": "skillfulness"
    }
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        "3": "skilful"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "2": "skylfull"
      },
      "expansion": "skylfull",
      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "snm",
        "2": "scelvol"
      },
      "expansion": "scelvol",
      "name": "m"
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        "nocat": "1"
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      "name": "suffix"
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      "form": "more skillful",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most skillful",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "word": "skill"
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    {
      "word": "skilled"
    }
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "text": "she's a skillful mechanical",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Possessing skill; skilled."
      ],
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          "Possessing",
          "possess"
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        [
          "skill",
          "skill"
        ],
        [
          "skilled",
          "skilled"
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      ],
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
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          "type": "example"
        }
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        "Requiring skill."
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      "links": [
        [
          "skill",
          "skill"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈskɪl.fəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈskɪɫ.fəɫ]"
    },
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    },
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      ],
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ady",
      "lang": "Adyghe",
      "roman": "fɛʼaz",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "фэӏаз"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "māhir",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "مَاهِر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥāḏiq",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "حَاذِق"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "bāriʕ",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "بَارِع"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čartar",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "ճարտար"
    },
    {
      "code": "xcl",
      "lang": "Old Armenian",
      "roman": "gēt",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "գէտ"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "trebe"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "srǎčen",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "сръчен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "lovǎk",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "ловък"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izkusen",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "изкусен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "hàbil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "destre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "maayo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "hanas"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "熟練"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shúliàn",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "熟练"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "嫻熟"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xiánshú",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "娴熟"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "擅長"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shàncháng",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "擅长"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "dovedný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "obratný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "zručný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "šikovný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "skikket"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "behændig"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "dygtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "bedreven"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "vaardig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "geschoold"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "geschikt"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "bekwaam"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "lerta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "taitava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "taidokas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "lahjakas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "etevä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "habile"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "adroit"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "xeitoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "moxerxebuli",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "მოხერხებული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "marǯve",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "მარჯვე"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gac̣apuli",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "გაწაფული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "osṭaṭuri",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "ოსტატური"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "geschickt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "gewandt"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epidéxios",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "επιδέξιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "māhir",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "माहिर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "ügyes"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "sciliúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "esperto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "destro"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "provetto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "abile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "pratico"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じょうず",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jōzu",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "上手"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じょうずな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jōzu na",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "上手な"
    },
    {
      "alt": "とくい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tokui",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "得意"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じゅくれん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jukuren",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "熟練"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "umai",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "うまい"
    },
    {
      "code": "kbd",
      "lang": "Kabardian",
      "roman": "xʷɛʼaz",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "хуэӏаз"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "cumniəñ",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "ជំនាញ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jalhada",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "잘하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "neungsukhada",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "능숙하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "note": "follows a future determiner \"-l\" of verbs",
      "roman": "su inneun",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "수 있는"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "keng",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "ເກັ່ງ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "perītus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "sollers"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "veikls"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "izdarīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "izmanīgs"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "aghtal"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "ringa rehe"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "kaiaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "raka"
    },
    {
      "code": "arn",
      "lang": "Mapudungun",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "trüf"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "scouotre"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "mannigat"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "skikket"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "abil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "cræftig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mâher",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "ماهر"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "talentoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "habilidoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "priceput"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "iskúsnyj",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "иску́сный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "umélyj",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "уме́лый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "dexterous",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "lóvkij",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "ло́вкий"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "ṛbhu",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "ऋभु"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "canny"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "handy"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "knackie"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "làmhach"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "teòma"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "sgileil"
    },
    {
      "code": "shn",
      "lang": "Shan",
      "roman": "kâ̰t khèn",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "ၵတ်ႉၶႅၼ်ႇ"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "ducho"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "hábil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "habilidoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "mañoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "skicklig"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "mohir",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "моҳир"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "āritērina",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "ఆరితేరిన"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "cēyitirigina",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "చేయితిరిగిన"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gèng",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "เก่ง"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "māhir",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "ماہر"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "giỏi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "khéo léo"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "khéo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "possessing skill, skilled",
      "word": "betûft"
    }
  ],
  "word": "skillful"
}

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