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capably

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ca·pa·ble  (kp-bl)
adj.
1. Having capacity or ability; efficient and able: a capable administrator.
2. Having the ability required for a specific task or accomplishment; qualified: capable of winning.
3. Having the inclination or disposition: capable of violence.
4. Permitting an action to be performed: an error capable of remedy; a camera capable of being used underwater.

[Late Latin capbilis, from capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

capa·ble·ness n.
capa·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.capablycapably - with competence; in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently"
Translations
capably [ˈkeɪpəblɪ] ADVcompetentemente
capably [ˈkeɪpəbli] adv (= competently) [deal with] → avec compétence
capably
capably [ˈkeɪpəblɪ] advcon abilità
capably [ˈkeɪpəblɪ] advcon abilità


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However, Katharine had put together a string of names and dates, so that the poet was capably brought into the world, and his ninth year was reached without further mishap.
Japan swiftly assimilated the Western ideas, and digested them, and so capably applied them that she suddenly burst forth, full- panoplied, a world-power.
Meanwhile, as she armored her spirit, she built a fire, put on water to heat, attended capably to innumerable details.
 
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