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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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- Today's readers are pretty tired of stories about incompetent speculators, even if it's with public funds.†
Chpt 1.1incompetent = not sufficiently capablestandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incompetent means not and reverses the meaning of competent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- He had transformed Milton Security into one of Sweden's most competent and trusted security firms.†
Chpt 1.2competent = sufficiently capable
- It was competently set out, written in clear language, and filled with source references as well as statements from the subject's friends and acquaintances.†
Chpt 1.2competently = in a capable or adequate manner
- The alternative is that he was subjected to such a serious threat that he threw in the towel and would rather be seen as an incompetent idiot than fight back.†
Chpt 1.2incompetent = not sufficiently capablestandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incompetent means not and reverses the meaning of competent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- I don't demand the impossible, but it's obvious that your colleague, just as you assured me, is exceedingly competent.†
Chpt 1.2competent = sufficiently capable
- He was competent, of course, and had worked at the TT news bureau, the evening papers, and Eko on the radio.†
Chpt 1.3
- In the last twenty years, Swedish financial journalists had developed into a group of incompetent lackeys who were puffed up with self-importance and who had no record of thinking critically.†
Chpt 1.5incompetent = not sufficiently capablestandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incompetent means not and reverses the meaning of competent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- A chapter near the end of the book compared the level of competence of Swedish and foreign financial reporters.†
Chpt 1.5 *competence = ability
- I'm socially incompetent.†
Chpt 1.6incompetent = not sufficiently capablestandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incompetent means not and reverses the meaning of competent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- Plague might be a social incompetent, but he was unquestionably a genius.†
Chpt 1.6
- He's competent, but he does more harm than good.†
Chpt 1.7competent = sufficiently capable
- Erika Berger was portrayed as an incompetent media bimbo: A rumour is circulating that Millennium is on the verge of collapse in spite of the fact that the editor in chief is a feminist who wears mini-skirts and pouts her lips on TV.†
Chpt 2.9incompetent = not sufficiently capablestandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incompetent means not and reverses the meaning of competent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- On the contrary, the son was often told that he was incompetent and was the target of devastating criticism.†
Chpt 2.9
- A report would have presumably resulted in Salander being given a proper lawyer, someone well-versed in assaults on women, which in turn might have led to a discussion of the very heart of the problem—meaning the reason she had been declared legally incompetent.†
Chpt 2.12
- Since 1989, the term "legally incompetent" has no longer been applied to adults.†
Chpt 2.12
- Trusteeship is a mild form of guardianship, in which the client—the person declared incompetent—still has control over his or her assets and decisions are made in consultation with the trustee.†
Chpt 2.12
- With the appearance of Nils Bjurman, the declaration of incompetence threatened to become a troublesome burden in her life.†
Chpt 2.12incompetence = inability to do things sufficientlystandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incompetence means not and reverses the meaning of competence. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- If her name came up, she would be a helpless, incompetent girl with documents showing her to be mentally deficient.†
Chpt 2.13incompetent = not sufficiently capablestandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incompetent means not and reverses the meaning of competent. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- In a year or so, let's say two, you will initiate negotiations in the district court to have my declaration of incompetence rescinded.†
Chpt 2.14incompetence = inability to do things sufficientlystandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incompetence means not and reverses the meaning of competence. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- You will do precisely everything in your power to ensure that I am declared competent.†
Chpt 2.14competent = sufficiently capable
- We're talking about an exceptionally competent and respected businesswoman.†
Chpt 4.27
Definitions:
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(1)
(competent) capable (able to do something in a generally satisfactory manner) -- sometimes specifically to have legal capability
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) In the field of law, competent has the specialized meaning of being legally qualified to do something such as to be mentally fit to make reasonable decisions; or to have jurisdiction or authority to take an action.
In classic literature, a competency can refer to having an income or assets to support living expenses.