Capable
Capable adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Greedy and capable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Greedy" instead an adjective "Capable".
Nearby Words: capability, capably
Both words in one sentence
- Gluttonous, greedy, prideful, lecherous, lazy, and when sufficiently provoked, more than capable of wrath.
Source: Mr. Vice Guy -
He's just as lecherous, capable with languages and greedy, but unlike Beni, after teaming up with Rick he immediately apologises for having picked his pocket and clarifies that he makes a point never to betray a business partner.
Source: Film / The Mummy Trilogy -
There's also a reference or two to his being a Gypsy; if the Nazis were capable of hating anyone more than Greedy Jews, it was Thieving Gypsies.
Source: Disney / Pinocchio
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