Proficient implies a thorough competence derived from training and practice Adept implies special aptitude as well as proficiency Skilled stresses mastery of technique. Having a natural ability to do something that needs skill Having a natural ability to do… See examples of adept used in a sentence.
In the days of medieval latin, an adeptus was a person who had learned the secrets of alchemy Although an adept person today cannot turn lead into gold, the adjective is still high praise meaning skilled, expert, highly proficient. Definition of adept adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Someone who is adept at something can do it skillfully He's usually very adept at keeping his private life out of the media.
Adept (comparative more adept or adepter, superlative most adept or adeptest) well skilled There are two meanings listed in oed's entry for the noun adept See ‘meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence Oed's earliest evidence for adept is from 1673, in a translation by william cowper, surgeon and anatomist It is also recorded as an adjective from the mid 1600s. She's adept at fixing flaws in the system
He was adept at (using) computers He switched adeptly between english and italian.
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