Associations to the word «Proficient»

Wiktionary

PROFICIENT, adjective. Good at; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
PROFICIENT, noun. An expert.

Dictionary definition

PROFICIENT, adjective. 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".
PROFICIENT, adjective. Of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill; "his technical innovation was his brushwork"; "the technical dazzle of her dancing".

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