Daedal

Daedal is an adjective that means skillful or artistic. Daedalus was a figure from Greek mythology known for his skill at carpentry and for the wax wings he designed for his son Icarus. Our word of the day refers to this figure’s skill, and so daedal is used as a synonym of adroit or artful. Kelly was much more deadal than I was at pottery. By that I mean, she’d make something with enough skill that you could actually tell what it was supposed to be.