adept
Use Adept in a sentence
ɛpt, əˈdɛpt adjective
1.
very skilled; proficient; expert: an adept juggler.
noun, ad·ept.
2.
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
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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| 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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Example sentences
That might prove to be key, as oldsters are adept at using a regular pushbutton phone.
Flexible small firms are proving adept at using seismic and other data to test curious hydrocarbon deposits all over the place.
Present day orangutan and spider monkeys have the same angle as humans yet are extremely adept tree climbers.
Being an adept communicator is important in any job, but it is particularly so for expatriates.
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