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: skil-ful-ly. The stress falls on "skil".

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.