Capable
Capable adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Inventive and capable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Inventive" instead an adjective "Capable".
Nearby Words: capability, capably
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- Later on, it shows that Leviathan is a fully capable tactician, and can come up with inventive ways to use his and other people's powers.
Source: Roleplay / Unregistered - The sheer unfairness of the clever, inventive Coyote always losing to an idiot bird capable of exactly one act in the most bizarre of ways makes it physically painful to watch.
Source: The Chew Toy / Western Animation
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