Definitions
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- n. The state or quality of being adept or skillful.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. the state of being cognitively skillful
Etymologies
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On the afternoon of April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House, Grant once again demonstrated the clarity of his thought and the skillfulness of his writing when he crafted surrender terms on the spot.
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This week's question comes from A.L.: How would Sid deal with lack of skillfulness when he blunders or makes a mistake?
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This is because the skillfulness or experience of Iran's rulers should not be underestimated, as they are of the utmost cunning in the art of politics and trade-offs.
Raghida Dergham: Mutual Interests for Baghdad and Washington
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How would Sid deal with lack of skillfulness when he blunders or makes a mistake?
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The skillfulness of drug consists of amusing the patients while constitution takes its traversal.
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His Awakening was confirmation that it could — if developed to the appropriate level of skillfulness.
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The production was First Class, and what the brothers do, they execute with skillfulness, charm, precision and flare.
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Dear Ced: I'm sure it was because of the skillfulness of the photographer.
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So if a person stands out for their hard work, their brilliance, their skillfulness, let them be recognized and rewarded for their efforts and abilities.
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I don't know that I'll be reading any of his others soon; this one, for all its skillfulness, left me a bit nauseated with its seemingly avoidable tragedy you know I have a low tolerance for unhappiness and I don't think I'll be ready for more of it for a while.
Wednesday Review: Ian McEwan's ON CHESIL BEACH; LBC S&V Excitement Begins
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