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Adjective: adept  'a,dept
  1. Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
    "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler";
    - expert, good, practiced [N. Amer], proficient, skillful [N. Amer], skilful [Brit, Cdn], practised [Brit, Cdn]
Noun: adept  'a,dept
  1. Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
    - ace [informal], champion, sensation, maven [US, informal], mavin [US, informal], virtuoso, genius, hotshot [informal], star, superstar, whiz [informal], whizz [informal], wizard [informal], wiz [informal], megastar [informal]

Derived forms: adepts

See also: skilled

Type of: expert

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