- practiced
- adjective1. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude (Freq. 1)-
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
• Similar to: ↑skilled• Derivationally related forms: ↑skillfulness (for: ↑skillful), ↑proficiency (for: ↑proficient), ↑expertness (for: ↑expert), ↑adept (for: ↑adept), ↑adeptness (for: ↑adept)2. skillful after much practice• Syn: ↑practised• Similar to: ↑experienced, ↑experient* * *
1 : good at doing something because you have done it many timesa practiced chef
Only a few of the dancers are practiced in traditional ballet.
The diamonds may look identical to you and me, but to a practiced eye [=someone who has a lot of knowledge and experience with diamonds], one is obviously a fake.
2 always used before a noun : learned by doing something again and againHe split the log with practiced skill.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.