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Vinony

skilled

adjective

  1. highly capable
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /skɪld/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English skill English -ed English skilled From skill (noun) + -ed.

  1. Having or showing skill; skillful.

    “In the Ming Dynasty, a man named Zhang Weiyan in Jiangyin, of Jiangsu Province, was a skilled writer. He was quite well-known in his region.”

  2. Requiring special abilities or training.

    “The minimum hourly wage for construction workers has increased to NOK 250,30 per hour for skilled workers and NOK 226,90 for unskilled workers, with an additional rate of NOK 235,80 for unskilled workers with at least one year’s experience in the industry.”

verb

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

  1. simple past and past participle of skill