3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proficient \Pro*fi"cient\, n. [L. proficiens, -entis, p. pr of
proficere to go forward, make progress; pro forward + facere
to make See {Fact}, and cf {Profit}, (?)]
One who has made considerable advances in any business, art,
science, or branch of learning; an expert; an adept; as
proficient in a trade a proficient in mathematics, music,
etc
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Proficient \Pro*fi"cient\, a.
Well advanced in any branch of knowledge or skill; possessed
of considerable acquirements; well-skilled; versed; adept,
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
proficient
adj : 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}, {practiced},
{skillful}, {skilful}]
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