competent

competent is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 19 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit.
2. adjective. Rightfully or properly belonging; incident; -- followed by to.
3. adjective. adequate for the purpose

   "a competent performance"

4. adjective. properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient

   "a competent typist"

5. adjective. legally qualified or sufficient

   "a competent court"

   "competent testimony"

Common word forms

competently, competentness

Words from these letters

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