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com·pe·tent
I. \-nt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, suitable, appropriate, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French compétent, from Latin competent-, competens
1.
a.
(1) : possessed of or characterized by marked or sufficient aptitude, skill, strength, or knowledge : satisfactory, adequate
< was generally considered a competent painter of landscapes >
(2) : sufficient
< a competent income >
b. : satisfactorily or moderately able : without marked weakness or demerit
< one way toward the competent and salable, the other toward excellent and possibly unsalable — H.S.Canby >
c. : possessed of knowledge, judgment, strength, or skill needed to perform an indicated action — followed by an infinitive phrase
< one of the finest raiders alive, and most competent to judge my half-formed scheme — T.E.Lawrence >
2.
a. archaic : appropriate or suitable especially to a certain social position or rank
< a moiety competent was gaged by our king — Shakespeare >
b. : proper or rightly pertinent : rightfully belonging or exercised
< if it be competent for our government to segregate and impound one group of law-abiding innocent citizens — A.J.Nock >
3. geology, of a bed or stratum : strong enough to transmit effectively the thrust when strata are folded by lateral compression and capable of sustaining the weight of overlying strata when arched into an anticline
4. : legally qualified or capable: as
a. : authorized to act or possessed of jurisdiction
< a competent court >
< a competent judge >
b. : legally qualified in mental and physical makeup
< a competent witness >
c. : meeting legal requirements as to validity
< competent evidence >
5. biology : exhibiting competence : functional
Synonyms: see able, sufficient
II. adjective
: having the capacity to respond (as by producing an antibody) to an antigenic determinant
< immunologically competent cells > |