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practiced

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[prak-tist]

adjective

  1. skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience.

    a practiced hand at politics.

  2. acquired or perfected through practice.

    a practiced English accent.



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Other Word Forms

  • nonpracticed adjective
  • well-practiced adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of practiced1

First recorded in 1560–70; practice + -ed 2
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He wore orange sunglasses, drove a Maserati with a license plate reading “HEADDOC,” sported a Rod Stewart-style haircut and practiced a brand of pop psychology that was regarded by some as revolutionary.

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It stays that way, in part, because those who have come before you practiced Leave No Trace, a robust yet straightforward set of guidelines.

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He traveled the world with his wife, a Syrian American, practiced law on Wall Street, ran a chocolate company and a small tech firm.

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He had just walked away from a career in medicine — he’d practiced as a neurologist at USC for 20 years — to aid his ailing father.

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She was born in Massachusetts to Nigerian immigrants and, as a teen, was an exceptional figure skater: one who could land double axels with a practiced ease that betrayed the intense commitment behind them.

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