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adjective
1.
very skilled; proficient; expert: an adept juggler.
noun ad·ept
2.
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
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Adept
is always a great word to know.
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Origin:
1655–65; < Medieval Latin adeptus one who has attained (the secret of transmuting metals), noun use of L past participle of adipiscī to attain to (ad- ad- + -ep-, combining form of ap- in aptus apt + -tus past participle suffix)
1655–65; < Medieval Latin adeptus one who has attained (the secret of transmuting metals), noun use of L past participle of adipiscī to attain to (ad- ad- + -ep-, combining form of ap- in aptus apt + -tus past participle suffix)
Related forms
a·dept·ly, adverb
a·dept·ness, noun
non·a·dept, adjective
non·a·dept·ly, adverb
non·a·dept·ness, noun
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Example Sentences
- Indeed, the human brain is more adept at comparing lengths than areas.
- She is also a shrewd consensus builder, adept at winning local support.
- The priestly king Numa passed for an adept in the art of drawing down lightning from the sky.
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World English Dictionary
| adept | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | very proficient in something requiring skill or manual dexterity |
| 2. | skilful; expert |
| —n | |
| 3. | a person who is skilled or proficient in something |
| [C17: from Medieval Latin adeptus, from Latin adipiscī to attain, from ad- to + apiscī to attain] | |
| a'deptly | |
| —adv | |
| a'deptness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
adept
1660s (n.), 1690s (adj.), from L. adeptus "having reached, attained," pp. of adipisci "to attain to, acquire," from ad- "to" + apisci "grasp, attain," related to aptus "fitted" (see apt). Noun meaning "one who is skilled in the secrets of anything" is from a M.L. use in alchemy.
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