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Adeptness

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a·dept  (-dpt)
adj.
Very skilled. See Synonyms at proficient.
n. (dpt)
A highly skilled person; an expert: "The adepts in Washington mean to give rather than to take" (Lewis H. Lapham).
[Latin adeptus, past participle of adipsc, to attain : ad-, ad- + apsc, to grasp.]
a·deptly adv.
a·deptness n.
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Noun1.adeptness - skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"
adroitness, deftness, quickness, facility
skillfulness - the state of being cognitively skillful
touch - deftness in handling matters; "he has a master's touch"
dexterity, manual dexterity, sleight - adroitness in using the hands


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