"unable" meaning in All languages combined

See unable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈeɪbəl/ Audio: en-us-unable.ogg [US] Forms: unable [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
Etymology: un- + able Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|able}} un- + able Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something is unable to do something, it cannot do it; it is not able to do it.
    Sense id: simple-unable-en-adj-0dpfujc5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with un-
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