practiced (US) or Brit practised adjective
1 : good at doing something because you have done it many times
▪ a practiced chef ▪ Only a few of the dancers are practiced in traditional ballet. ▪ The diamonds may look identical to you and me, but to a practiced eye [=someone who has a lot of knowledge and experience with diamonds], one is obviously a fake. 2 always used before a noun : learned by doing something again and again
▪ He split the log with practiced skill.
▪ a practiced chef ▪ Only a few of the dancers are practiced in traditional ballet. ▪ The diamonds may look identical to you and me, but to a practiced eye [=someone who has a lot of knowledge and experience with diamonds], one is obviously a fake.
▪ He split the log with practiced skill.
