skilled

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɪld/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪld

Etymology 1

From skill (noun) +‎ -ed.

Adjective

skilled (comparative more skilled, superlative most skilled)

  1. Having or showing skill; skillful.
    • 2008 February 27, Zhi Zhen, “Correcting One's Wrongdoings Changes One's Fate”, in Minghui‎[1]:
      In the Ming Dynasty, a man named Zhang Weiyan in Jiangyin, of Jiangsu Province, was a skilled writer. He was quite well-known in his region.
  2. Requiring special abilities or training.
    • 2024 November 4, Terese Eriksen Eldholm, “Norway increases minimum wage rates across key industries”, in Magnus Legal‎[2]:
      The minimum hourly wage for construction workers has increased to NOK 250,30 per hour for skilled workers and NOK 226,90 for unskilled workers, with an additional rate of NOK 235,80 for unskilled workers with at least one year’s experience in the industry.
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Etymology 2

From skill (verb).

Verb

skilled

  1. simple past and past participle of skill

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