fairly competent
Frequency: 6.26.1 per million words
Used to indicate a reasonable or satisfactory level of competence.
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- The new intern seems fairly competent at his tasks.
- She's a fairly competent driver, though she lacks experience on highways.
- The report concluded that the team was fairly competent in handling the crisis.
- I'd say I'm fairly competent with spreadsheet software, but I'm no expert.
- We hired a contractor who was fairly competent, and the job was completed on time.
- He is fairly competent in spoken French, enough to get by on his trip.
- For a beginner, he was considered fairly competent after just a few lessons.
- Do you think she is fairly competent to lead the project?
- The mechanic we found was fairly competent and didn't overcharge us.
- Most applicants for the position were at least fairly competent.