Adept Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of ADEPT

[more adept; most adept]

:

very good at doing something that is not easy

• He's adept in several languages.
• politically adept

— usually + at

• She's adept at fixing flaws in the system.

• He was adept at (using) computers.

• He switched adeptly between English and Italian.

— adeptness

noun

[noncount]

• her adeptness at fixing flaws

Britannica Dictionary definition of ADEPT

[count]

:

a highly skilled or well-trained person

:

someone who is adept at something

• a computer adept
• an adept at chess