1
: having great natural ability : talented
gifted children
2
: revealing a special gift
gifted voices
giftedly
adverb
giftedness
noun
Examples of gifted in a Sentence
He's an extremely gifted student.
a school for gifted children
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Four of them were gifted to the Asian Art Museum by a major donor.
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Chloe Veltman, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
Gorsuch’s predecessor, the late Justice Antonin Scalia, was known as a gifted, dramatic writer.
—Jill Barton, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
Focusing in on Buckley’s teenage years, the doc captures the development of not only a true artist, but a gifted performer who saw music as both a form of expression and a universal language that can reach deep into the soul.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
The most recent feature from the gifted independent filmmaker Kelly Reichardt pulls off a neat trick.
—Jason Bailey, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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Chloe Veltman, NPR, 28 Jan. 2025
Gorsuch’s predecessor, the late Justice Antonin Scalia, was known as a gifted, dramatic writer.
—Jill Barton, The Conversation, 24 Jan. 2025
Focusing in on Buckley’s teenage years, the doc captures the development of not only a true artist, but a gifted performer who saw music as both a form of expression and a universal language that can reach deep into the soul.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2025
The most recent feature from the gifted independent filmmaker Kelly Reichardt pulls off a neat trick.
—Jason Bailey, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gifted. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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gifted
adjective
gift·ed
ˈgif-təd 
: having great natural ability
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