Definition of: skilful

(skil′fəl) adjective
1. Having skill; clever; dexterous; able.
2. Showing or requiring skill. Also skill′ful.
—skil′ful·ly adverb
—skil′ful·ness noun Synonyms: adept, adroit, apt, deft, dexterous, expert, handy, happy, proficient, skilled, trained. One is adept in that for which he has a natural gift, improved by practice; he is expert in that of which training, experience, and study have given him a thorough mastery; he is dexterous in that which he can do effectively with or without training, especially in work of the hand or bodily activities. A skilled workman is one who has thoroughly learned his trade, but he may be naturally quite dull: a skilful workman has some natural brightness, ability, and power of adaptation, in addition to his acquired knowledge and dexterity. See CLEVER, GOOD. Antonyms: awkward, bulky, clumsy, helpless, inexpert, maladroit, unskilled, untaught, untrained.