Unable

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           Sapless age and weak unable limbs.       --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  25 Moby Thesaurus words for "unable":
     ill-qualified, impotent, inadequate, incapable, incapable of,
     incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, inept,
     inferior, maladjusted, not equal to, not up to, powerless,
     unable to, unadapted, unadjusted, unendowed, unequipped, unfit,
     unfitted, ungifted, unqualified, untalented