competent
/ˈkɒmpətənt/
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Word Statistics
Difficulty LevelAdvanced
Academic vocabulary
Word FrequencyCommon
Regularly used in writing and speech
Syllables3
Moderate complexity
Analysis:
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- • Standard complexity
adjective
1. Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
"He is a competent skier and an expert snowboarder."
2. Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question.
"For any disagreements arising from this contract, the competent court shall be the Springfield Circuit Court."
3. Adequate for the purpose
4. (of a cell wall) Permeable to foreign DNA.
5. Resistant to deformation or flow.
≠ Antonyms
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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