Capable and Keen

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Capable

Capable adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
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Keen and capable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Keen" instead an adjective "Capable".
Nearby Words: capability, capably

Keen

Keen adjective - Able to sense slight impressions or differences.
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Capable and keen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Capable" instead an adjective "Keen".
Nearby Words: keenness, keenly

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  • Roy takes this view—despite having the stats to be a capable Cleric, he became a pure Fighter in part because he's not keen on being a "Fetching Boy" for a god who never does things for himself.
    Source: Nay-Theist
  • Anime / Genesis of Aquarion The Nose Knows: Apollo has an inhumanly keen sense of smell, capable of detecting... well, pretty much anything the plot calls for, really.
    Source: Anime / Genesis of Aquarion
  • Homemade Inventions Well, there's Commander Keen's Bean-With-Bacon Megarocket, which is capable of interstellar travel (at well above lightspeed, obviously).
    Source: Homemade Inventions
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