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Definition/Meaning

(adjective)

deft, having general skill;

e.g. She was quite habile in her chemistry lessons.

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Similar Words

Able

Adept

Agile

Capable

Competent

Coordinated

Cunning

Deft

Dexterous

Double-jointed

Expert

Flexible

Graceful

Handy

Limber

Lissome

Lithe

Loose-jointed

Masterful

Masterly

Proficient

Qualified

Skilled

Skillful

Spry

Sure-handed

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Opposite Words

Amateur

Awkward

Bungling

Butterfingered

Clumsy

Dilettante

Gauche

Gawky

Graceless

Ham-fisted

Ham-handed

Handless

Heavy-handed

Incapable

Incompetent

Inept

Inexpert

Jackleg

Maladroit

Nonprofessional

Rough-hewn

Stiff

Stilted

Uncomfortable

Uncoordinated

Uneasy

Ungainly

Ungraceful

Unhandy

Unprofessional

Unseasoned

Unskilled

Unskillful

Untrained

Untried

Wooden

Would-be

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Related Words

Accomplished

Ace

Adept

Clever

Complete

Consummate

Crack

Crackerjack

Cunning

Deft

Dexterous

Educated

Expert

Good

Great

Handy

Master

Masterful

Masterly

Practiced

Professed

Proficient

Skilled

Skillful

Versed

Veteran

Virtuoso

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