Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Adept

Adept ({not transcribed}) , noun

[Latin adeptus obtained (sc. artem), he who has obtained an art, past participle of adipsci to arrive at, to obtain; ad + apisci to pursue. See Apt, and compare Adapt.]

One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient; as, adepts in philosophy.

Adept , adjective

Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.
Beaus adept in everything profound. — Cowper