UNABLE


Meaning of UNABLE in English

I. un·able |ən+ adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + able, adjective

1. : not able : incapable

the sun is unable to melt the snow down to this underlying part — American Guide Series: New Hampshire

2.

a. : unqualified , incompetent , inefficient

b. : impotent , helpless

like an unable phoenix in hot ashes — Time

II. un·a·ble ˌəˈnābəl transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English unablen, probably from un- (II) + ablen to enable — more at able

: disable , incapacitate

so unabled by the gout that she cannot dress herself — Samuel Johnson

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