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capablest

capablest is the superlative form of capable.

Meaning of capable

Adjective

capable (comparative more capable, superlative most capable)

  1. Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
    • She is capable and efficient.
  2. (obsolete) Of sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in; accessible to. Construed with of, for or an infinitive.
    • The place chosen was the cathedral church, capable of about 400 persons.1672, Lord Herbert, The Life and Reign of King Henry the Eighth, page 594

Questions about capablest

What is capablest the superlative form of?
Capablest is the superlative form of capable.

Words near capablest in the dictionary

  1. capability
  2. capability overhang
  3. capable
  4. capableness
  5. capabler
  6. capablest
  7. capably
  8. Capac
  9. capacetabine
  10. capacified
  11. capacifies

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