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Expertness

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ex·pert  (kspûrt)
n.
1. A person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject.
2.
a. The highest grade that can be achieved in marksmanship.
b. A person who has achieved this grade.
adj. (kspûrt, k-spûrt)
Having, involving, or demonstrating great skill, dexterity, or knowledge as the result of experience or training. See Synonyms at proficient.
[Middle English, from Old French, experienced, from Latin expertus, past participle of experr, to try; see per-3 in Indo-European roots.]
expertly adv.
expertness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.expertness - skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
expertise
skillfulness - the state of being cognitively skillful
professionalism - the expertness characteristic of a professional person
sophistication - being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject; "understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication"


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But while now upon so wide a field thus variously accomplished, and with such liveliness of expertness in him, too; all this would seem to argue some uncommon vivacity of intelligence.
Moby Dick LXVIII-CXXXIV by Melville, Herman View in context
A tolerable expertness in military movements is a business that requires time and practice.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
As she knew her own expertness with the needle, this did not surprise her; but she felt some wonder that more and better work should produce the least reward.
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