incapable
adjective
- lacking capacity, ability, or qualification
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩/ / /ɪŋˈkeɪpəbl̩/
adj
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French incapable, equivalent to in- + capable.
- Not capable (of doing something); unable.
“A pint glass is incapable of holding more than a pint of liquid.”
“I consider him incapable of dishonesty.”
- Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit.
“incapable of pain, or pleasure; incapable of stain or injury”
noun
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French incapable, equivalent to in- + capable.
- One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton.