Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - practised

~ BrE, practiced AmE adj 1 someone who is practised in a particular job or skill is good at it because they have done it many times before  (a practised hunter | practised in (doing) sth)  (Kate became practised in the art of disguising her emotions. | to the practised eye (=to someone who has seen something many times and knows a lot about it)) 2 only before noun a practised action has been done so often that it now seems very easy  (With practised ease he slit open the sack.)