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unable |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unable \Un*a"ble\, a. Not able; not having sufficient strength, means knowledge, skill, or the like impotent' weak; helpless; incapable; -- now usually followed by an infinitive or an adverbial phrase; as unable for work unable to bear fatigue. Sapless age and weak unable limbs. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: unable adj 1: (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how; "unable to get to town without a car"; "unable to obtain funds" [syn: {not able}] [ant: {able}] 2: (usually followed by `to') lacking necessary physical or mental ability; "dyslexics are unable to learn to read adequately;" "the sun was unable to melt enough snow" [syn: {unable(p)}] 3: lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes" [syn: {ineffective}, {ineffectual}]
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