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incapable
adjective
1 incapable
followed by `of' Lacking capacity or ability.
2 incapable
Not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of').
3 incapable
followed by `of' Not having the temperament or inclination for.
4 incapable
Not meeting requirements.
synonyms: incompetent, unequal to.
Roget 158:
powerless,
impotent,
unable,
incapable,
incompetent;
inefficient,
ineffective;
inept;
unfit,
unfitted;
unqualified,
disqualified;
unendowed;
inapt,
unapt;
crippled,
disabled
etc.
v.;
armless†.
harmless,
unarmed,
weaponless,
defenseless,
sine ictu [Lat.],
unfortified,
indefensible,
vincible,
pregnable,
untenable.
paralytic,
paralyzed;
palsied,
imbecile;
nerveless,
sinewless†,
marrowless†,
pithless†,
lustless†;
emasculate,
disjointed;
out of joint,
out of gear;
unnerved,
unhinged;
water-logged,
on one's beam ends,
rudderless;
laid on one's back;
done up,
dead beat,
exhausted,
shattered,
demoralized;
graveled
etc.
(in difficulty)
704;
helpless,
unfriended†,
fatherless;
without a leg to stand on,
hors de combat [Fr.],
laid on the shelf.
null and void,
nugatory,
inoperative,
good for nothing;
ineffectual
etc.
(failing)
732;
inadequate
etc.
640;
inefficacious
etc.
(useless)
645.
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