"uncapable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From un- + capable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|capable}} un- + capable Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} uncapable (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) Not capable; incapable. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Translations (not capable): 無能 (Chinese Mandarin), 无能 (wúnéng) (Chinese Mandarin), 無法 (Chinese Mandarin), 无法 (wúfǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), incapable (French), unfähig (German), incapaz [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), неспосо́бный (nesposóbnyj) (Russian)
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