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PROFICIENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
Example:
the effect was achieved by skillful retouching
Synonyms:
adept; expert; good; practiced; proficient; skilful; skillful
Classified under:
Similar:
skilled (having or showing or requiring special skill)
Derivation:
proficiency (the quality of having great facility and competence)
proficiency (skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill
Example:
the technical dazzle of her dancing
Synonyms:
proficient; technical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
proficiency (skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity)
