Proficient Definition & Meaning
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"
- of or relating to technique or proficiency in a practical skill; "his technical innovation was his brushwork"; "the technical dazzle of her dancing"
"Proficient" in song lyrics
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"Vision and everything I ting I rhyme proficient"
Shades of Culture f/ Kandu — Payin' Rent II -
"an animal that relates to proficient"
AOL — AOL -
"a symbol for proficient"
AOL — AOL
Words that rhyme with proficient
Usage tips for "proficient"
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