Definition of SKILLFUL

skillful

Adjective Satellite

  • having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
    • "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"
    • "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"
  • done with delicacy and skill

Adj

  • Possessing skill; skilled.
  • Requiring skill.

Adjective

  • Having great ability; proficient at a task.

Examples

  • a skillful task
  • A truly skillful Words With Friends player can make a high-scoring word out of any set of letters.
  • she's a skillful mechanical

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English skilful, skylfull, scelvol, equivalent to skill + -ful.

Scrabble Score: 15

skillful: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
skillful: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
skillful: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

skillful: valid Words With Friends Word