mechanically skillful
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Relating to or concerned with machinery or tools: Describes a person who has practical skill and proficiency in operating, maintaining, or designing mechanical devices, machinery, or tools. It implies a hands-on, technical aptitude.
Usage
- This adjective is used to describe a person's practical ability with machines or tools. It is often used in contexts related to trades, engineering, repair, and hands-on technical work.
- It typically modifies nouns like , , , , or .
Examples
- Adjective:
- The job requires a mechanically skillful technician who can troubleshoot complex engines.
- His mechanically skillful hands could fix almost any broken appliance.
- She is not only a great theorist but also mechanically skillful in the workshop.
Advanced Usage
- "to be mechanically skillful": to possess a natural or learned talent for working with machines.
- To succeed as an auto mechanic, you must be mechanically skillful and detail-oriented.
Variants and Related Words
- Mechanical (adj): Operated by or relating to machinery or mechanics.
- The failure was due to a mechanical problem, not human error.
- Skillful (adj): Having or showing skill.
- He is a skillful negotiator.
- Mechanically inclined (adj. phrase): Having a natural interest or talent in understanding and working with machines. (This is a common near-synonymous phrase).
- From a young age, he was very mechanically inclined.
Synonyms
- Handy: Skilled with the hands, especially in repairing things.
- Deft: Neatly skillful and quick in one's movements, often with the hands.
- Practically minded: Having a mind oriented toward practical action and results.
Antonyms
- All thumbs: Clumsy or awkward with one's hands.
- Unmechanical: Lacking mechanical skill or understanding.
Adjective
- relating to or concerned with machinery or tools
- mechanical arts
- mechanical design
- mechanical skills