a|dept´ness

a|dept´ness
a|dept «adjective. uh DEHPT; noun. AD ehpt, uh DEHPT», adjective, noun.
–adj.
very skillful; expert: »

an adept tennis player. She is adept in music.

 SYNONYM(S): proficient.
–n.
1. a thoroughly skilled person; an expert: »

He is an adept in working out crossword puzzles.

2. Obsolete. an alchemist.
╂[< Medieval Latin adeptus skilled in alchemy; (originally) past participle of Latin adipīscī attain < ad- to + apīscī reach]
–a|dept´ly, adverb.
–a|dept´ness, noun.
Usage Adept is generally followed by in, but there is a growing tendency not to fault use of at: »

She is adept in getting her own way.


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