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skil‧ful British English ; skillful American English

1 good at doing something, especially something that needs special ability or training :
a skilful footballer
a skilful footballer2 made or done very well, showing a lot of ability :
the skilful use of sound effects
sensitive and skillful leadership
the skilful use of sound effects
sensitive and skillful leadership —skilfully adverb:
She had used make-up skilfully to mask the bruise.
She had used make-up skilfully to mask the bruise.



