competent

/ˈkɒmpətənt/

adjective

  1. 1

    Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.

    He is a competent skier and an expert snowboarder.
  2. 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. 3

    Adequate for the purpose

  4. 4

    (of a cell wall) Permeable to foreign DNA.

  5. 5

    Resistant to deformation or flow.

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