Capable and Devious

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Capable adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.

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Devious and capable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devious" instead an adjective "Capable".

Nearby Words: capability, capably

Devious adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.

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Capable and devious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Capable" instead an adjective "Devious".

Nearby Words: devil, deviously

He was a perfectly capable and devious spy and saboteur for the Endarkened, but he simply failed to see it coming when the Endarkened Queen eats him.

Source: Literature / The Obsidian Trilogy

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