incapable

  • 21incapable — /ɪnˈkeɪpəbəl / (say in kaypuhbuhl) adjective 1. not capable. 2. without ordinary capability or ability; incompetent: incapable workers. –noun 3. a thoroughly incompetent person. –phrase 4. incapable of, a. not having the capacity or power for (a… …

  • 22incapable — adjective 1) the job should never have been assigned to an incapable crew Syn: incompetent, inept, inadequate, lacking ability, not good enough, leaving much to be desired, inexpert, unskillful, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, feeble,… …

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  • 23incapable — adj. 1 (often foll. by of) a not capable. b lacking the required quality or characteristic (favourable or adverse) (incapable of hurting anyone). 2 not capable of rational conduct or of managing one s own affairs (drunk and incapable).… …

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  • 24incapable —    British    very drunk    The legal offence drunk and incapable applies to a drunkard who has lost physical control:     She was so drunk, incapable isn t that the word they use...? (Theroux, 1976)    The law accused a rowdy or violent drunkard …

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  • 25incapable — adjective 1 (not before noun) unable to do something or to feel a particular emotion (+ of): incapable of understanding even the simplest instructions | incapable of pity 2 weak and unable to care for yourself incapably adverb incapability noun… …

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  • 26incapable — adj., bon à rien, inutile : inkapâbl(y)o (Saxel | Albanais 001) / pâ kapâblyo (001), A, E ; bon n à ryin (Arvillard 228). A1) incapable, dans l impossibilité, (de + inf.) : sin pochai <sans pouvoir> (228), sê povai (001). A2) incapable,… …

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  • 27incapable — a, incapable, o adj. et n. incapable; inapte; impuissante …

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  • 28incapable — See incapable, unable …

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  • 29incapable — Synonyms and related words: amputee, cripple, defective, deformity, disqualified, dull tool, greenhorn, handicapped person, idiot, ill equipped, ill fitted, ill furnished, ill provided, ill qualified, imbecile, impervious to, inadequate,… …

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  • 30incapable of — unable to do. → incapable …

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