From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Adept \A*dept"\, a.
Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.
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Beaus adept in everything profound. --Cowper.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adept
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]