capable
/ˈkeɪpəbl/ adjectiveDefinition
› able to do things effectively and achieve results: She's a very capable young woman.
capable of sth/doing sth › having the ability or qualities to be able to do something: He's capable of doing much better than this. She was capable of great cruelty. → Opposite incapable
(Definition of capable adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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