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Definition of Habile
1. a. Fit; qualified; also, apt.
Definition of Habile
1. Adjective. Generally able or adroit; handy. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Habile
1. skillful [adj] - See also: skillful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Habile
Literary usage of Habile
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... en habile homme de la superstition et de la crédulité des peuples". It is only
when we come to Laplace'e "Exposition du Système du monde ", that we find ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"It seems paradoxical that so habile я speaker, so keen and ready a wit, should
do so little damage among his opponents. Harper's itag., LXV. ..."
3. A Practical Grammar of the French Language by John Rowbotham, François-Marie-Joseph Surault (1838)
"N. Une habile femme, a clever D'habiles femmes, clever wo- woman men G. (Fune
habile femme, of a d'habiles femmes, of clever wo- clever woman men D. à une ..."
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