competent

a highly competent surgeon.

He is competent for the task.

It was competent to him to refuse.

He did a competent job.

He is competent to do it.

an infinitely competent mother of three.

she spoke quite competent French.

He is a competent, but not a brilliant musician.

Two competent witnesses testified.

a competent but dull performance of the role;

a seemingly competent and well-organized person.

A qualified stenographer is not necessarily a competent secretary.

She always does a competent job.

the London Stock Exchange is the competent authority under the Financial Services Act.

If you want to learn English, you must first find a competent teacher.