capable.
Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
Meaning & usage
Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
She is capable and efficient.
He does not need help; he is capable of eating on his own.
Of sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in; accessible to. Construed with of, for or an infinitive.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle French capable, from Late Latin capābilis.
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