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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ADEPT', n. [L. adeptus, obtained, from adipiscor.]
One fully skilled or well versed in any art. The term is borrowed from the Alchimists, who applied it to one who pretended to have found the philosopher's stone, or the panacea.
ADEPT', a. Well skilled; completely versed or acquainted with.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: 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" [syn: adept, expert, good, practiced, proficient, skillful, skilful] n
1: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: ace, adept, champion, sensation, maven, mavin, virtuoso, genius, hotshot, star, superstar, whiz, whizz, wizard, wiz]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: New Latin adeptus alchemist who has attained the knowledge of how to change base metals into gold, from Latin, past participle of adipisci to attain, from ad- + apisci to reach — more at apt Date: 1709 a highly skilled or well-trained individual ; expert <an adept at chess> II. adjective Date: circa 1691 thoroughly proficient ; expert <adept at fixing cars> Synonyms: see proficient • adeptly adverb • adeptness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. (foll. by at, in) thoroughly proficient. --n. a skilled performer; an expert. Derivatives: adeptly adv. adeptness n. Etymology: L adeptus past part. of adipisci attain

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Adept A*dept", n. [L. adeptus obtained (sc. artem), ?he who has obtained an art, p. p. of adipsci to arrive ?at, to obtain; ad + apisci to pursue. See Apt, and cf. Adapt.] One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient; as, adepts in philosophy.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Adept A*dept", a. Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient. Beaus adept in everything profound. --Cowper.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Someone who is adept at something can do it skilfully. He's usually very adept at keeping his private life out of the media... ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, usu ADJ at -ing/n • adeptly Mrs Marcos' lawyer adeptly exploited the prosecution's weakness. ADV: ADV with v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. Master, proficient, expert, genius, veteran, old hand, practised hand, good hand, master hand, capital hand, nice hand, doctor, dab, dabster. II. a. Skilled, versed, experienced, practised, proficient, good, at home, dab, au fait.

Moby Thesaurus

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