UNABLE
\ʌnˈe͡ɪbə͡l], \ʌnˈeɪbəl], \ʌ_n_ˈeɪ_b_əl]\
Definitions of UNABLE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"
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(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"
By Princeton University
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lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"
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(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"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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