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skilliest

skilliest is the superlative form of skilly.

Meaning of skilly

Adjective

skilly (comparative more skilly, superlative most skilly)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland) Skilled, skilful.
    • So, being a fell impatient man, and skilly with his hands, he took Sam Gourlay a clout in the lug that couped him down in the stour […]1932, Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Sunset Song (A Scots Quair), Polygon, published 2006, page 80

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Questions about skilliest

What is skilliest the superlative form of?
Skilliest is the superlative form of skilly.

Words near skilliest in the dictionary

  1. skillfull
  2. skillfully
  3. skillfulness
  4. skillfulnesses
  5. Skillicorn
  6. skilliest
  7. skilligalee
  8. skilligolee
  9. skilling
  10. skilling up
  11. skillings

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