competent

/ˈkäm-pə-tənt/

Middle English, suitable, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin competent-, competens, from present participle of competere seecompete

adjective

  1. proper or rightly pertinent

  2. having requisite or adequate ability or qualities : fit

  3. legally qualified or adequate

sufficient enough adequate competent mean being what is necessary or desirable. sufficient suggests a close meeting of a need. enough is less exact in suggestion than sufficient.