Incapable - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɪnˈkeɪpəbl|  American pronunciation of the word incapable
Brit.  |ɪnˈkeɪpəb(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word incapable

adjective

- not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of')
incapable of solution
- not meeting requirements (syn: incompetent)

Extra examples

...hired a supremely incapable assistant who only made a mess of things...

He seemed incapable of understanding how she felt.

75% of the electorate believe his party is incapable of government.

The stroke rendered her incapable of speech.

He is living under the delusion that he is incapable of making mistakes.

...the movie follows the harebrained antics of a pair of stoners who seem incapable of growing up...

Ermyn didn't take sugar, but she sipped the nauseous solution bravely, incapable of rebuffing a kindness.

He was incapable of arranging his thoughts in orderly symmetrical pigeonholes.

He was constitutionally incapable of dealing with conflict.

She seemed incapable of forming any relationships.

I am morally certain that he is incapable of deliberately harming anyone.

Are schools breeding (=producing) a race of children incapable of making decisions for themselves?

He was incapable of sustaining close relationships with women.

...I'm afraid that I'm constitutionally incapable of carrying a tune....

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