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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For more than two decades, filmmakers chased the lightning-in-a-bottle story of Jeff Buckley, one of the most gifted and promising musicians of his generation, who drowned in a Memphis river in May 1997 at the age of 30.
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
The Bible that Trump used for his 2017 inauguration, which was placed on top of the Lincoln Bible, was also gifted to him by his mother and is on display at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
The amount can be lowered to zero or increased to 35% of the gifted amount.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Dynamic but calm and composed on the ball, Anderson is an all-round midfielder who is capable of winning back possession and getting Forest on the front foot; a technically gifted terrier.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
The Bible that Trump used for his 2017 inauguration, which was placed on top of the Lincoln Bible, was also gifted to him by his mother and is on display at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
The amount can be lowered to zero or increased to 35% of the gifted amount.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Dynamic but calm and composed on the ball, Anderson is an all-round midfielder who is capable of winning back possession and getting Forest on the front foot; a technically gifted terrier.
—Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Gifted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gifted. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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gifted
adjective
gift·ed
ˈgif-təd 
: having great natural ability
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