Hypertext Webster Gateway: "practiced"

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) 1.7 (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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