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Unable

//ʌnˈeɪbl̩// adj, intj, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not able; lacking a certain ability.

    "Are you unable to mind your own business or something?"

Adjective
  1. 1
    (usually followed by ‘to’) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how wordnet
  2. 2
    (usually followed by ‘to’) lacking necessary physical or mental ability wordnet
  3. 3
    lacking in power or forcefulness wordnet
Intj
  1. 1
    Indicating that a requested course of action is not possible to carry out.

    ""November three seven kilo, climb and maintain twelve thousand." "Unable, we have pressurization problems. Maintaining nine thousand.""

Verb
  1. 1
    To render unable; to disable. nonstandard, transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English unable, unabel, unhable, unhabil, equivalent to un- + able.

Etymology 2

From Middle English unable, unabel, unhable, unhabil, equivalent to un- + able.

Etymology 3

From Middle English unablen, equivalent to un- + able.

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