Capable
Capable adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Sturdy and capable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sturdy" instead an adjective "Capable".
Nearby Words: capability, capably
Both words in one sentence
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It's absolutely enormous, incredibly sturdy and capable of dishing out a world-killing amounts of weaponry.
Source: Cool Starship - Tintin and Snowy fall off a cliff: he falls on a branch sturdy enough to support his and Snowy's weight yet capable of breaking their fall.
Source: Deus Ex Machina / Comic Books - In life, pterosaurs were probably very muscular, sturdy creatures that were also capable walkers, runners and swimmers.
Source: Series / The Life Of Birds
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