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A nB adj1 ( adeptly executed) [production, performance, campaign, handling] habile ; [operation, deal, takeover] mené rondement ; it's a slick piece of work c'est du travail vite fait bien fait ○ ;3 péj ( insincere) [person] roublard ○ ; [answer, chat] astucieux/-ieuse ; [excuse] facile ; slick salesman vendeur qui a du bagou ○ ; a slick operator ○ un rusé, un malin ;■ slick back:▶ slick [sth] back, slick back [sth] lisser [qch] en arrière [hair] ; slicked-back hair des cheveux gominés.■ slick down:▶ slick [sth] down, slick down [sth] (with hand, comb) se lisser [hair] ; ( with cream) se gominer [hair].
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adeptly — adverb With great skill or knowledge. He navigated the course adeptly, having trained on it for months ahead of time … Wiktionary
adeptly — adept ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very skilled or proficient. ► NOUN ▪ a person who is adept at something. DERIVATIVES adeptly adverb adeptness noun. ORIGIN from Latin adipisci obtain, attain … English terms dictionary
adeptly — adverb see adept II … New Collegiate Dictionary
adeptly — See adept. * * * … Universalium
adeptly — adv. expertly, skillfully, proficiently … English contemporary dictionary
adeptly — adept·ly … English syllables
adeptly — See: adept … English dictionary
adeptly — əˈdeptlē, li also (ˈ)a|d , rap. pl adverb : in an adept manner … Useful english dictionary
adept — adeptly, adv. adeptness, n. adj. /euh dept /; n. /ad ept, euh dept /, adj. 1. very skilled; proficient; expert: an adept juggler. n. adept 2. a skilled or proficient person; expert. [1655 65; < ML adeptus one who has attained (the secret of… … Universalium
adept — adepts ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, usu ADJ at ing/n (The adjective is pronounced [[t]æde̱pt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]æ̱dept[/t]].) Someone who is adept at something can do it skilfully. He s usually very adept at keeping his private life… … English dictionary
adept — I. noun Etymology: New Latin adeptus alchemist who has attained the knowledge of how to change base metals into gold, from Latin, past participle of adipisci to attain, from ad + apisci to reach more at apt Date: 1709 a highly skilled or well… … New Collegiate Dictionary