2. Complete in acquirements as the result usually of
training; -- commonly in a good sense; as, an accomplished
scholar, an accomplished villain.
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They . . . show themselves accomplished bees.
--Holland.
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Daughter of God and man, accomplished Eve. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
accomplished — accomplished; un·accomplished; … English syllables
accomplished — [ə käm′plisht, ə kum′plisht] adj. 1. done; done successfully; completed 2. skilled; proficient [an accomplished pianist] 3. having social poise; polished … English World dictionary
accomplished — index capable, cognizant, competent, complete (ended), deft, expert, facile, familiar ( … Law dictionary
accomplished — (adj.) late 15c., perfect as a result of training, pp. adjective from ACCOMPLISH (Cf. accomplish) (q.v.). Meaning completed is from 1570s … Etymology dictionary
accomplished — finished, *consummate Analogous words: *proficient, skillful, skilled, adept, expert, masterly: *versatile, many sided, all around … New Dictionary of Synonyms
accomplished — [adj] skilled in activity able, adept, brainy, consummate, cool*, cultivated, expert, gifted, hep*, hip*, masterly, polished, practiced, proficient, savvy, sharp, skillful, talented, wised up*, with it*; concepts 326,528 Ant. inept, inexpert,… … New thesaurus
accomplished — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ highly trained or skilled … English terms dictionary
Accomplished — Accomplish Ac*com plish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accomplished}, p. pr. & vb. n. {Accomplishing}.] [OE. acomplissen, OF. accomplir, F. accomplir; L. ad + complere to fill up, complete. See {Complete}, {Finish}.] 1. To complete, as time or distance.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
accomplished — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ highly, very ▪ technically ▪ a t … Collocations dictionary
accomplished — ac|com|plished [əˈkʌmplıʃt US əˈka:m , əˈkʌm ] adj 1.) an accomplished writer, painter, singer etc is very skilful highly/very accomplished ▪ a highly accomplished designer 2.) an accomplished fact BrE something that is known to be true and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
