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competent

/ˈkɒmpətənt/
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adjective

  • Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.

    "He is a competent skier and an expert snowboarder."

  • 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."

  • Adequate for the purpose
  • (of a cell wall) Permeable to foreign DNA.
  • Resistant to deformation or flow.

Word Statistics

Letter Count9 letters
Syllables3 syllables
Difficulty Level
Hard
Word FrequencyUncommon
Vowel Count3 vowels
Consonant Count6 consonants

Letter Analysis & Structure

First LetterC
Last LetterT
Letter Breakdown
C
O
M
P
E
T
E
N
T

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