adept
Collocations
5(adj.)
VERBS
be, seem | become
ADV
extremely, highly, very | quite
PREP
at
She became adept at fixing computers after working in tech support for several years.
Definitions
adj
Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient
Adept as she was, in all the arts of cunning and dissimulation, the girl Nancy could not wholly conceal the effect which the knowledge of the step she had taken, wrought upon her mind.
noun
One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient
adepts in philosophy
When he had achieved this task, he applied himself to the acquisition of stable language, in which he soon became such an adept, that he would perch outside my window and drive imaginary horses with great skill, all day.
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Example Bank
6Adept as she was, in all the arts of cunning and dissimulation, the girl Nancy could not wholly conceal the effect which the knowledge of the step she had taken, wrought upon her mind.
Wiktionaryadepts in philosophy
WiktionaryWhen he had achieved this task, he applied himself to the acquisition of stable language, in which he soon became such an adept, that he would perch outside my window and drive imaginary horses with g
WiktionaryOthers, alas, had an instinct towards artificiality in their very blood, and became adepts in counterfeiting at the first glimpse of it.
WiktionaryHe is adept at telling lies.
Tatoeba · #289340He is an adept climber.
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