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adept


adept [adjective uh-dept; noun ad-ept, uh-dept] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for adept on Thesaurus.com adjective

  1. very skilled; proficient; expert: an adept juggler.

noun ad·ept [ad-ept, uh-dept] /ˈæd ɛpt, əˈdɛpt/

  1. a skilled or proficient person; expert.

Origin of adept 1655–65; Medieval Latin adeptus one who has attained (the secret of transmuting metals), noun use of L past participle of adipiscī to attain to (ad- ad- + -ep-, combining form of ap- in aptus apt + -tus past participle suffix)Related formsa·dept·ly, adverba·dept·ness, nounnon·a·dept, adjectivenon·a·dept·ly, adverbnon·a·dept·ness, nounun·a·dept, adjectiveun·a·dept·ly, adverbun·a·dept·ness, nounCan be confusedadapt adept adopt Related Words for unadept heavy-handed, bulky, ungainly, unwieldy, inept, ponderous, bungling, gawky, graceless, lumbering, ungraceful, unskillful, bumbling, klutzy, butterfingered, gawkish, stumbling, unadept, unhandy, crude Examples from the Web for unadept Historical Examples of unadept

  • They foresee merely results; and their handling of the means to an end often is singularly clumsy and unadept.

    The Eddy

    Clarence L. Cullen

  • British Dictionary definitions for unadept adept adjective (əˈdɛpt)

    1. very proficient in something requiring skill or manual dexterity
    2. skilful; expert

    noun (ˈædɛpt)

    1. a person who is skilled or proficient in something

    Derived Formsadeptly, adverbadeptness, nounWord Origin for adept C17: from Medieval Latin adeptus, from Latin adipiscī to attain, from ad- to + apiscī to attain Word Origin and History for unadept adept n.

    “an expert,” especially “one who is skilled in the secrets of anything,” 1660s, from Latin adeptus (see adept (adj.)). The Latin adjective was used as a noun in this sense in Medieval Latin among alchemists.

    adept adj.

    1690s, “completely skilled” from Latin adeptus “having reached, attained,” past participle of adipisci “to come up with, arrive at,” figuratively “to attain to, acquire,” from ad- “to” (see ad-) + apisci “grasp, attain,” related to aptus “fitted” (see apt). Related: Adeptly.

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