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Savvy vs Skilled - What's the difference?

savvy | skilled |

As adjectives the difference between savvy and skilled

is that savvy is (informal) shrewd, well-informed and perceptive while skilled is having or showing skill; skilful.

As verbs the difference between savvy and skilled

is that savvy is (informal) to understand while skilled is (skill).

As an interjection savvy

is (informal) do you understand?.

As a noun savvy

is shrewdness.

savvy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • (informal) Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
  • * 22 March 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Hunger Games [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-hunger-games,71293/]
    • That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations.

    Synonyms

    * canny

    Verb

  • (informal) to understand

    • Interjection

  • (informal) Do you understand?

    • Noun

    (-)
  • Shrewdness

    • skilled

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (skill) (noun)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having or showing skill; skilful.
  • Requiring special abilities or training.
    • Synonyms
    * See

    Etymology 2

    See (skill) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (skill)

    • Anagrams

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