Exceptional
Exceptional adjective - Having or showing quickness of mind.
Usage example: a special school for exceptional children
Skilled and exceptional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skilled" instead an adjective "Exceptional".
Skilled
Skilled adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.
Exceptional and skilled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Exceptional" instead an adjective "Skilled".
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Both words in one sentence
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Badass Gay: Winter Ihernglass is a lesbian who is also an exceptional officer, a skilled and utterly badass fighter and host to one of the most powerful demons in the series.
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Even Peter couldn't resist a small "Wow." Renaissance Man: Neal speaks multiple languages, knows all about art from most cultures, can forge almost anything, is skilled with firearms, is good at chess, and is an exceptional thief.
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She's an exceptional archer, as well as skilled at horseback riding and rock climbing, and constantly battles with her strict, traditional mother.
Source: Feminist Fantasy
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