adjective
or skil·ful ˈskilfəl
Etymology: Middle English skilful, from skile, skil skill + -ful
1. : possessed of or displaying skill : having knowledge, readiness, and ability : well versed
a skillful observer whose skill depended upon both native capacity and long practice — G.K.Chesterton
one of the most skillful debaters and men of business in the kingdom — T.B.Macaulay
2. : accomplished with skill : done with trained proficiency
skillful use of precedent — G.W.Johnson
less skillful efforts at perspective representation are not rare — Franz Boas
Synonyms: see proficient