Capable
Capable adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Usage example: a capable and efficient editor
Master and capable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Master" instead an adjective "Capable".
Nearby Words: capability, capably
Master
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Lampshaded in "Circus of Plunder", after the circus master implies that Sonic and his team wouldn't be capable of performing for him.Sonic: "Capable" is my middle name!
Source: Western Animation / Sonic Boom - Dieter Tautz, a yoga master in the film Scanners is said to be capable of controlling his heart rate and several other usually uncontrollable body functions.
Source: Master of Your Domain -
Mifune is a master Iaijutsu Practitioner capable of holding his own against high level shinobi despite having no ninjutsu or genjutsu.
Source: Master Swordsman
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