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incapable

Syllabification: (in·ca·pa·ble)
Pronunciation: /inˈkāpəbəl/

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Definition of incapable

adjective

  • 1 (incapable of) unable to do or achieve (something):Wilson blushed and was incapable of speech
  • not allowing the possibility of (a particular action):with the battery removed, the car was incapable of being driven
  • (of a person) too caring or moral to do (something):a man incapable of any kind of prejudice
  • 2unable to behave rationally or manage one’s affairs; incompetent:the pilot may become incapable from the lack of oxygen

Derivatives

incapability

noun

incapably

adverb

Origin:

late 16th century: from French, or from late Latin incapabilis, from in- 'not' + capabilis (see capable)

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