ex-pertly

[n., v. ek-spurt; adj. ek-spurt, ik-spurt]

ex·pert

[n., v. ek-spurt; adj. ek-spurt, ik-spurt]
noun
1.
a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority: a language expert.
2.
Military.
a.
the highest rating in rifle marksmanship, above that of marksman and sharpshooter.
b.
a person who has achieved such a rating.
adjective
3.
possessing special skill or knowledge; trained by practice; skillful or skilled (often followed by in or at): an expert driver; to be expert at driving a car.
4.
pertaining to, coming from, or characteristic of an expert: expert work; expert advice.

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Ex-pertly is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
verb (used with object)
5.
to act as an expert for.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English (adj.) < Latin expertus, past participle of experīrī to try, experience

ex·pert·ly, adverb
ex·pert·ness, noun
non·ex·pert, noun, adjective
pro·ex·pert, adjective
un·ex·pert, adjective


1. connoisseur, master. 3. experienced, proficient, dexterous. See skillful.


3. unskillful.

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