skilful en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈskɪlfəl/
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Meanings
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Commonwealth and Irish form standard spelling of skillful
More than once have I spoken to willing listeners because of some one who had come under skilful kindly treatment in the hospital at Taiwan-fu.
1915, William Campbell, Sketches from Formosa, Marshall Brothers Limited, page 82:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more skilful | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most skilful | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |