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Search phrase: skilful

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW I.i.29was skilful enough to have lived still, if knowledge couldwas skilfull enough to haue liu'd stil, if knowledge could
HamletHam III.ii.25tardy off, though it make the unskilful laugh, cannottardie off, though it make the vnskilfull laugh, cannot
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iv.19And, though unskilful, why not Ned and IAnd though vnskilfull, why not Ned and I,
Henry VI Part 33H6 V.iv.20For once allowed the skilful pilot's charge?For once allow'd the skilfull Pilots Charge?
Love's Labour's LostLLL II.i.240Thou art an old love-monger, and speakest skilfully.Thou art an old Loue-monger, and speakest skilfully.
Measure for MeasureMM III.ii.138statesman, and a soldier. Therefore you speak unskilfully;Statesman, and a Soldier: therefore you speake vnskilfully:
The Merchant of VeniceMV I.iii.81The skilful shepherd peeled me certain wands,The skilfull shepheard pil'd me certaine wands,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW I.iii.24unskilful singer – he kept not time.vnskilfull Singer, he kept not time.
OthelloOth I.iii.27We must not think the Turk is so unskilfulWe must not thinke the Turke is so vnskillfull,
OthelloOth III.iv.74And it was dyed in mummy, which the skilfulAnd it was dyde in Mummey, which the Skilfull
Troilus and CressidaTC I.i.7The Greeks are strong, and skilful to their strength,The Greeks are strong, & skilful to their strength,
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.221quick, skilful, and deadly.quick, skilfull, and deadly.
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.260of his valour. He is indeed, sir, the most skilful, bloody,of his valour. He is indeede sir, the most skilfull, bloudy,

Poems

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The Passionate PilgrimPP.1.4 Unskilful in the world's false forgeries. Vnskilfull in the worlds false forgeries.
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1367 Of skilful painting, made for Priam's Troy, Of skilfull painting, made for PRIAMS Troy,

Glossary

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artificialshowing creative artistry, artistically skilful
artificialskilful, accomplished, capable
artlessuncontrolled, unskilful
best-temperedmost skilfully crafted, of the finest quality [as of metal]
betteredmore skilful, held to be better
cleanlydeft, skilful, clever
cleanlydeftly, cleverly, skilfully
contrivingplotting, skilfully working [on one's behalf]
craftskilful activity, cunning plan
craftyskilfully made, cleverly designed
cunningknowledgeable, skilful, clever
cunningskilfully made, ingenious
cunninglyskilfully, cleverly, competently
curiousfinely made, skilfully wrought, elaborate
curiouslyskilfully, carefully, proficiently
delicatefinely wrought, skilfully made, ingenious
delicatecunning, ingenious, skilful
deviceskilful piece of work
dexteriouslywith dexterity, adroitly, skilfully
exerciseskilful practice, facility
featlygracefully, skilfully, nimbly
greenlyunskilfully, like an amateur
illunskilful, inexpert, unskilled
industriousingenious, skilful, clever
ingeniousskilfully constructed, cleverly invented
niceadept, skilful, dexterous
nicelycarefully, skilfully, ingeniously
profitedproficient, advanced, skilful
quaintingenious, clever, skilful
quaintlysubtly, skilfully, ingeniously
skilfullyknowledgeably, shrewdly, cleverly
true[unclear meaning] skilful, of high quality; honest, justified
unskilfulundiscerning, ignorant, uneducated
unskilfullyignorantly, foolishly, in an uninformed way
workmanlyskilfully, with great artistry

Thesaurus

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activity, skilfulcraft
artistically skilfulartificial
constructed skilfullyingenious
crafted, most skilfullybest-tempered
practice, skilfulexercise
skilfultrue
skilfulartificial
skilfulcunning
skilfulcleanly
skilfuldelicate
skilfulnice
skilfulprofited
skilfulquaint
skilfulindustrious
skilful activitycraft
skilful piece of workdevice
skilful practiceexercise
skilful, morebettered
skilfullycunningly
skilfullycuriously
skilfullycleanly
skilfullyworkmanly
skilfullydexteriously
skilfullynicely
skilfullyquaintly
skilfullyfeatly
skilfully constructedingenious
skilfully crafted, mostbest-tempered
skilfully madecunning
skilfully madecrafty
skilfully madedelicate
skilfully workingcontriving
skilfully wroughtcurious
unskilfulartless
unskilfulill
unskilfullygreenly
work, skilful piece of device
working skilfullycontriving

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
SKILLBASICskilful adj, skilfully adv
SKILLNOTunskilful adj, unskilfully adv
UNSKILFULBASICsee SKILL

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