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Habile

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hab⋅ile

  [hab-il]
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–adjective
skillful; dexterous; adroit.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME habyll < L habilis handy, apt; see able
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hab·ile   (hāb'ĭl)   
adj.  Generally able or adroit; handy.

[Middle English habil, from Old French habile, from Latin habilis, from habēre, to handle; see ghabh- in Indo-European roots.]
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