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unˈably, adv. Now rare or Obs. [un-1 11.] In an unable or incapable manner.
a1400–50Alexander 2308 Quat, & has þou ossed to Alexander þis ayndain wirdes, And me þus ill? vn-ably þine abet þou weris. c1658in Lovelace's Poems (1904) 212 Thy but unably-comprehending clay, To what could not be circumscrib'd gave way. 1710Shaftesbury Charac. (1711) I. 346 Facts unably related, tho with the greatest Sincerity and good Faith, may prove the worst sort of Deceit. |