(BrE) (AmE skillful) adjective
1 (of a person) good at doing sth, especially sth that needs a particular ability or special training:
a skilful player / performer / teacher
2 made or done very well:
Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted.
skilfully adverb
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