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adept
[ adjective uh-dept; noun ad-ept, uh-dept ]
noun
- a skilled or proficient person; expert.
adept
adjective
- very proficient in something requiring skill or manual dexterity
- skilful; expert
noun
- a person who is skilled or proficient in something
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Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, adverb
- ˈٲԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ·· adverb
- ··Ա noun
- ԴDz·· adjective
- non··· adverb
- ܲ·· adjective
- un··· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of adept1
C17: from Medieval Latin adeptus, from Latin 徱辱ī to attain, from ad- to + 辱ī to attain
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That’s precisely what “Common Side Effects” is so adept at doing.
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She was an artist not just adept at expressing her own vulnerabilities, but attuning to those of her listeners.
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Even with a performer as adept as Kidman in the lead role, the film's slapdash script only lets her do so much.
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At the age of 35, Rylance has become adept at masking his anxiety.
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One of the undercurrents in Thomson’s writing is the admission of the casual violence that surrounded them, and the sense that the family was not particularly adept at discussing feelings.
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