unable
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unable¹
- /ʌnˈeɪbl̩/
Rhymes with -eɪbəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English unable, unabel, unhable, unhabil, equivalent to un- + able.
adjective unabler · more unable · unablest · most unable
- Not able; lacking a certain ability. Are you unable to mind your own business or something?
interjection
- 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."
unable²
- /ʌnˈeɪbl̩/
Rhymes with -eɪbəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English unablen, equivalent to un- + able.
verb unables · unabling · unabled
- To render unable; to disable.
