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Adjective: skilful  skil-ful
Usage: Brit, Cdn (=skillful)
  1. Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
    "a lesser-known but no less skilful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skilful retouching"; "skilful in handicrafts"
    - adept, expert, good, practiced [N. Amer], proficient, skillful [N. Amer], practised [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. Done with delicacy and skill
    "a skilful bit of craft"; "a skilful bit of craft"
    - nice, skillful [N. Amer]

See also: precise, skilled