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English Dictionary: unable	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
unable adj (usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how; "unable to get to town without a car"; "unable to obtain funds" Antonym(s): able (usually followed by `to') lacking necessary physical or mental ability; "dyslexics are unable to learn to read adequately"; "the sun was unable to melt enough snow" lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes" Synonym(s): ineffective, ineffectual, unable
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Unable \Una"ble\, a. Not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent' weak; helpless; incapable; -- now usually followed by an infinitive or an adverbial phrase; as, unable* for work; unable to bear fatigue. Sapless age and weak unable limbs. --Shak.