- Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient;
suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit. - Rightfully or properly belonging; incident; -- followed
by to.
Meaning of 'competent' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . competent
[ a]
Meaning (1): - legally qualified or sufficient
Example in sentence:
a competent court;
competent testimony
Meaning (2): - properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
Example in sentence:
a competent typist
3 . competent
[ s]
Meaning (3): - adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional