competent
Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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couth
 (k  th)
KEY
ADJECTIVE:
- Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; refined:
"Many picnics manage without this sophistication, but we like to be couth and feel that the delicacies of gracious living enhance the chances"
(John Gould).
NOUN:
- Refinement; sophistication:
"The man has no couth"
(Los Angeles Times).
ETYMOLOGY:
Back-formation from
uncouth
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