Intelligent
Intelligent adjective - Having or showing quickness of mind.
Usage example: his intelligent response to the emergency averted a disaster
Skilled and intelligent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Skilled" instead an adjective "Intelligent".
Skilled
Skilled adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.
Intelligent and skilled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Intelligent" instead an adjective "Skilled".
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He heard from people who said they were intelligent or skilled and their kid had autism, or that they themselves suspected they had mild autism.
Source: Literature / Neuro Tribes - This is truer to the original Watson: a skilled and intelligent medical practitioner, decorated war veteran, and good man in a brawl.
Source: The Watson -
Despite being intelligent and skilled enough to perform them, she's rants how she's definitely not a mechanic, but a soldier.
Source: Western Animation / Titan A.E.
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