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unable

adjective

  1. not capable of
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈeɪbl̩/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English unable, unabel, unhable, unhabil, equivalent to un- + able.

  1. Not able; lacking a certain ability.

    Are you unable to mind your own business or something?

    Fulham switched off as Giggs took a quick corner to Valencia. He played it back to Giggs, whose cross was headed in by Nani with the lurking Rooney unable to add a touch.

intj

Etymology: From Middle English unable, unabel, unhable, unhabil, equivalent to un- + able.

  1. Indicating that a requested course of action is not possible to carry out.

    "November three seven kilo, climb and maintain twelve thousand." "Unable, we have pressurization problems. Maintaining nine thousand."

verb

Etymology: From Middle English unablen, equivalent to un- + able.

  1. To render unable; to disable.