quasi-skillful

skill·ful

[skil-fuhl]
adjective
1.
having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler.
2.
showing or involving skill: a skillful display of fancy diving.
3.
Obsolete. reasonable; rational.
Also, especially British, skilful.


Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see skill1, -ful

skill·ful·ly, adverb
skill·ful·ness, noun
qua·si-skill·ful, adjective
qua·si-skill·ful·ly, adverb


1. ready, adroit, deft, adept, apt, clever, ingenious. Skillful, skilled, expert refer to readiness and adroitness in an occupation, craft, or art. Skillful suggests especially adroitness and dexterity: a skillful watchmaker. Skilled implies having had long experience and thus having acquired a high degree of proficiency: not an amateur but a skilled worker. Expert means having the highest degree of proficiency; it may mean much the same as skillful or skilled or both: expert workmanship. See also dexterous.


1. awkward, clumsy, amateurish.
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skilful or skillful (ˈskɪlfʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  possessing or displaying accomplishment or skill
2.  involving or requiring accomplishment or skill
 
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