skilfully

1. 1.

   with skill

   “fragments of a nearly complete jug, skillfully restored at the institute of archaeology”

   Synonymsskillfully

Questions about skilfully

What does skilfully mean?

skilfully means "with skill".

How many syllables are in skilfully?

skilfully has 3 syllables and divides as skil-ful-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for skilfully?

Close synonyms include skillfully. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is skilfully a common word?

skilfully is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.