competent
having suitable or sufficient skill, knowledge, experience, etc., for some purpose; properly qualified: He is perfectly competent to manage the bank branch.
adequate but not exceptional.
Law. (of a witness, a party to a contract, etc.) having legal competence, as by meeting certain minimum requirements of age, soundness of mind, or the like.
Geology. (of a bed or stratum) able to undergo folding without flowage or change in thickness.
Origin of competent
1synonym study For competent
Other words for competent
Other words from competent
- com·pe·tent·ly, adverb
- non·com·pe·tent, adjective
- ul·tra·com·pe·tent, adjective
- un·com·pe·tent, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for competent
/ (ˈkɒmpɪtənt) /
having sufficient skill, knowledge, etc; capable
suitable or sufficient for the purpose: a competent answer
law (of a witness) having legal capacity; qualified to testify, etc
(postpositive foll by to) belonging as a right; appropriate
Origin of competent
1Derived forms of competent
- competently, adverb
- competentness, noun
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