01 a. Discerning; reasonable; judicious; cunning.
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Discerning; reasonable; judicious; cunning.[Obs.]
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Possessed of, or displaying, skill; knowing and ready; expert; well-versed; able in management; as, a skillful mechanic; -- often followed by at, in, or of; as, skillful at the organ; skillful in drawing.“And they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skillful of lamentations to wailing.” — Amos v. 16.