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ably |
in a competent or skillful manner. |
adroit |
skillful with the hands; dextrous. [2 definitions] |
blarney |
skillful or smooth talk, often with some deceit and in an effort to gain favor from the listener. [1/2 definitions] |
concinnity |
a harmonious or skillful arrangement of parts, as in writing or rhetoric. |
deft |
skillful, quick, and clever in action. |
dexterous |
skillful in using one's hands, body, or mind; adroit; clever. [1/2 definitions] |
engineer |
to make, organize, or manage by skillful craft. [1/5 definitions] |
glissade |
a controlled, skillful slide down a snowy or icy slope while on skis, a toboggan, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
handy |
good at doing things with one's hands; skillful. [1/3 definitions] |
heavy-handed |
not adept or skillful; without dexterity or talent for precision; awkward; clumsy. [1/2 definitions] |
maladroit |
not skillful; clumsy; tactless. |
maneuver |
a skillful or crafty procedure or manipulation. [1/8 definitions] |
manipulation |
skillful or devious handling. [1/2 definitions] |
masterstroke |
an extremely clever or skillful action or accomplishment. |
operate |
(informal) to act with skillful deception so as to improve one's own situation. [1/5 definitions] |
overmatch |
to match against a competitor who is too large, too well-conditioned, or too skillful. [1/2 definitions] |
practice |
repeated performance in order to become skillful. [2/11 definitions] |
rifleman |
a person who uses or is skillful with a rifle. [1/2 definitions] |
slick1 |
skillful or smooth, but without depth or substance; superficial. [1/5 definitions] |
tactics |
(used with a pl. verb) skillful maneuvers for any kind of advantage. [1/3 definitions] |
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