Capable
Capable adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Usage example: a capable and efficient editor
Nearby Words: capability, capably
Incompetent
Incompetent adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.
Usage example: an incompetent carpenter had built the deck, and the railings were loose already
Nearby Words: incompetence, incompetently
Both words in one sentence
- Subverted in that Holmes is far from incompetent, and capable of handing ass himself.
- In a nutshell, the French are neither as incompetent as they are sometimes portrayed, nor as capable as they might have been.
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Adaptational Badass: He goes from being utterly incompetent at hacking into Lord Business' computer systems to being capable of hacking computers and technology most others can't.
Source: Characters / LEGO Dimensions
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