skillfully
22
3.2
- adverb
- /ˈskɪl.fəl.i/
:
hábilmente
- Hannah watched her older sister skillfully fasten the pearl necklace around Mama's neck.
- skillfully managed
- skillfully negotiated
- skillfully exploited
And can you share them clearly and skillfully?
- And can you share them clearly and skillfully?
- And the shift into doing it a little more skillfully.
- Many narcissistic folks learned to lie pretty skillfully at a pretty young age.
- And all of that was skillfully orchestrated by the writer and the film makers.
- To Vanderbilt's great frustration, Rockefeller began skilfully playing the railroads against each other, negotiating lower and lower transportation prices.
- To connect compassionately, skilfully, and then to express through what we do through our work, why we're being paid what we're here to do in student affairs.
Examples
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This has to be done very skillfully and very diplomatically.
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To survive to maturity, the young hero must learn to evaluate skillfully and choose ethically.
Fiction book (2000) -
Young people can learn a great deal from a skillfully played football game.
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And she learned to play very skillfully by ear.
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I thought it was very skillfully handled.
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A recent study showed how some utilities are learning to skillfully market services to their customers.
Academic text (1994) -
In front of the mirror, Jack buttons a white shirt and skillfully ties a black bow tie.
Fiction book (1998) -
We reach a single hand; he is cutting the pack skillfully and faultlessly; he is very much awake.
Fiction book (1998) -
The waiter left, skillfully balancing a pile of plates and cups on one arm.
Fiction book (2002) -
The chef skillfully diced the vegetables for the stir-fry.
Synonyms
54
4.1
In a very clever and skillful way that impresses people
33
3.0
In a smart way that shows skill and good ideas
19
3.4
In a skilful way that shows a lot of ability
19
4.8
In a skillful, quick, and exact way
9
5.3
In a way that shows great skill
9
3.5
In a skillful and effective way
8
3.4
In a clever way that shows clear thinking
8
3.6
In a way that shows enough skill to do a job well
3
3.8
In a skilled and effective way
3
7.5
In a skillful and clever way
2
5.1
To do something with skill and confidence
1
4.2
In a skillful and effective way
1
6.9
In a skillful and perfect way
1
6.7
To do something with the hands in a skilled way
To do something with skill and quick, careful hand movements
Antonyms
How Skillful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Skillfully is made from skill plus the endings -ful and -ly, literally meaning 'full of skill', so it means 'in a skilled way'. The root skill comes from an old German word meaning 'to know', which is why the word is about ability and good technique.