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practiced |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Practice \Prac"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Practiced}; p. pr & vb n. {Practicing}.] [Often written practise, practised, practising.] 1. To do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually; to make a practice of as to practice gaming. ``Incline not my heart . . . practice wicked works.'' From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Practiced \Prac"ticed\, a. [Often written practised.] 1. Experienced; expert; skilled; as a practiced marksman. ``A practiced picklock.'' --Ld. Lytton. 2. Used habitually; learned by practice. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: practiced adj 1: having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching" [syn: {adept}, {expert}, {good}, {proficient}, {skillful}, {skilful}] 2: skillful after much practice [syn: {practised}]
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