Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality or state of being adept; skilfulness; special proficiency.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality of being adept; skill.
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- noun The quality of being
adept .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun skillful performance or ability without difficulty
Etymologies
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Examples
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Another sign of greatness is his adeptness at acknowledging & handling faux pas as evident by his handling of the Crowley-Gates incidence.
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James Urquhart, in the Independent on Sunday, applauded Mankell's evocation of his diabetic detective's "quiet inner turmoil" and his "adeptness in weaving big ideas into seemingly local crimes".
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This adeptness will make him a future power broker, something Colorado and her students will greatly benefit from.
Kyle Daley: Michael Bennet for the U.S. Senate Kyle Daley 2010
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Candidates might catch wind of public sentiment and begin campaigning on their maturity and adeptness at complex problem solving, rather than campaigning on untenable promises to handle difficult issues with oversimplified solutions.
Edward Muzio: Never Another Budget Crisis: Two Fixes We Can Make Right Now Edward Muzio 2011
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This adeptness will make him a future power broker, something Colorado and her students will greatly benefit from.
Kyle Daley: Michael Bennet for the U.S. Senate Kyle Daley 2010
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This adeptness will make him a future power broker, something Colorado and her students will greatly benefit from.
Kyle Daley: Michael Bennet for the U.S. Senate Kyle Daley 2010
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In the debate over raising the government's debt ceiling, President Obama has seen his approval rating fall to a new low, his political adeptness questioned and his liberal base enraged over compromises he made on line-in-the-sand issues such as protecting Medicare from cuts.
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In the debate over raising the government's debt ceiling, President Obama has seen his approval rating fall to a new low, his political adeptness questioned and his liberal base enraged over compromises he made on line-in-the-sand issues such as protecting Medicare from cuts.
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I do mean that in the nicest way, as part of what makes him so freaky is his adeptness at swinging, wiggling and falling from the poles he dances on.
VIDEO: Silver Man Pole-Dances, Gender-Bends on America's Got Talent 2011
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Where a family is noted for a special innovation or its adeptness at creating a certain craft, a family history follows.
Mexican Folk Art from Oaxacan Artist Families by Arden Aibel and Anya Leah Rothstein 2009
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