adj. Function: adjective
having or manifesting the knowledge, skill, and experience needed for sucess in a particular field or endeavor FF1C; a proficient glider pilot FF1E;
Synonyms: adept, crack, crackerjack, expert, master, masterful, masterly, skilled, skillful; compare EXPERIENCED , SKILLFUL 2
Related Words: checked-out, drilled, exercised, practiced; effective, effectual, efficient; able, capable, competent, qualified; accomplished, consummate, finished
Contrasted Words: ignorant, untaught, untrained; inexperienced; unskilled
Antonyms: incompetent