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adept

[ adjective uh-dept; noun ad-ept, uh-dept ]

adjective

  1. very skilled; proficient; expert:

    an adept juggler.



noun

  1. a skilled or proficient person; expert.

adept

adjective

  1. very proficient in something requiring skill or manual dexterity
  2. skilful; expert
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a person who is skilled or proficient in something
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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

Origin of adept1

First recorded in 1655–65; from Medieval Latin adeptus “one who has attained (the secret of transmuting metals),” noun use of Latin past participle of 徱辱ī “to attain to” ( ad- “toward” + -ep- combining form of ap- in aptus + -tus past participle suffix); ad-, apt
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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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