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  • 31adeptness — noun skillful performance or ability without difficulty his quick adeptness was a product of good design he was famous for his facility as an archer • Syn: ↑adroitness, ↑deftness, ↑facility, ↑quickness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 32deftness — noun skillful performance or ability without difficulty his quick adeptness was a product of good design he was famous for his facility as an archer • Syn: ↑adeptness, ↑adroitness, ↑facility, ↑quickness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 33manual dexterity — noun adroitness in using the hands • Syn: ↑dexterity, ↑sleight • Derivationally related forms: ↑dextrous (for: ↑dexterity) • Hypernyms: ↑adeptness, ↑ …

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  • 34quickness — noun 1. skillful performance or ability without difficulty (Freq. 1) his quick adeptness was a product of good design he was famous for his facility as an archer • Syn: ↑adeptness, ↑adroitness, ↑deftness, ↑facility …

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  • 35Art — ([aum]rt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat, article.] 1. The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of life;… …

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  • 36Art and part — Art Art ([aum]rt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat, article.] 1. The employment of means to accomplish some desired end; the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses of… …

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  • 37Cleverness — Clev er*ness, n. The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness. Syn: See {Ingenuity}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 38Expertness — Ex*pert ness, n. Skill derived from practice; readiness; as, expertness in seamanship, or in reasoning. Syn: Facility; readiness; dexterity; adroitness; skill. See {Facility}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 39Featness — Feat ness, n. Skill; adroitness. [Archaic] Johnson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 40Heckle — Hec kle, v. t. 1. To interrogate, or ply with questions, esp. with severity or antagonism, as a candidate for the ministry. Robert bore heckling, however, with great patience and adroitness. Mrs. Humphry Ward. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To shout… …

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