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Licensed vs Skilful - What's the difference?

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Licensed is a related term of skilful.


As adjectives the difference between licensed and skilful

is that licensed is (of a person or enterprise) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority) while skilful is possessing skill, skilled.

As a verb licensed

is (license).

licensed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of a person or enterprise) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority)
  • Only licensed exterminators can purchase rat poison in this state.
  • # (of a shop or restaurant) allowed to sell alcohol
  • The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking.
  • (of an activity) authorized by licence
  • Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.
  • # (of a product) based on an existing piece of intellectual property and sold under licence.
  • Although they sell well, licensed video games are seldom critically acclaimed.
  • Derived terms

    * licensed victualler

    Antonyms

    * unlicensed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (license)
  • Anagrams

    * *

    See also

    * licenced

    skilful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (obsolete) * (US) skillful

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • possessing skill, skilled.