adept, or adept

& a. [In Ger. adept; Fr. adepte; fr. Lat. adept us, pa. par. obtained; adept us, s. an obtaining; adipiscor =to come up to, to attain ad to, and apiscor to obtain.] IMG:content-0165.png:[blocks in formation] B. As adjective: Thoroughly versed, well skilled. "If there be really such adept philosophers as we are told of, I am apt to think that, among their arcana, they are masters of extremely potent menstruums."- Boyle . It may be followed by in , or be without it.