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capable - (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; "capable of winning"; "capable of hard work"; "capable of walking on two feet" |
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incapable not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him"
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competent adequate for the purpose; "a competent performance"
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capableness,
capability the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability"
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capableness,
potentiality,
capability the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability"
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able (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; "able to swim"; "she was able to program her computer"; "we were at last able to buy a car"; "able to get a grant for the project"
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sure-footed,
surefooted,
confident not liable to stumble or fall; "on surefooted donkeys"
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resourceful having inner resources; adroit or imaginative; "someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations"; "an able and resourceful politician"; "the most resourceful cook in town"
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capable - (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for; "no one believed her capable of murder" |
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incapable not meeting requirements; "unequal to the demands put upon him"
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capable - possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation" |
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open,
subject |
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susceptible (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof"
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