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practiced

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prac·ticed  (prktst)
adj.
1. Skilled or expert; proficient: He is practiced in the art of design. She is a practiced lecturer.
2. Acquired or brought to perfection by practice: greeted the guests with practiced courtesy.
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Adj.1.practiced - having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"
adept, expert, proficient, skilful, skillful, good
skilled - having or showing or requiring special skill; "only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team"; "a skilled surgeon has many years of training and experience"; "a skilled reconstruction of her damaged elbow"; "a skilled trade"
2.practiced - skillful after much practice
practised
experienced, experient - having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation


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THE OXEN once upon a time sought to destroy the Butchers, who practiced a trade destructive to their race.
Fables by Aesop View in context
He practiced continually with the spear, throwing it at some object ahead hour by hour as they traveled their loitering way, until he gained a proficiency such as only youthful muscles may attain to speedily.
The Son Of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
In the face of the probabilities, in the face of the facts, he had now firmly persuaded himself that Sir Joseph was privy to the fraud that had been practiced on him.
Miss or Mrs.? by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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