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单词 incapably
释义

incapable

adjective

in·​ca·​pa·​ble (ˌ)in-ˈkā-pə-bəl How to pronounce incapable (audio)
1
: lacking capacity, ability, or qualification for the purpose or end in view: such as
a
: not able or fit for the doing or performance : incompetent
b
: not being in a state or of a kind to admit : insusceptible
c
archaic : not able to take in, hold, or keep
d
archaic : not receptive
2
: lacking legal qualification or power (as by reason of mental incompetence) : disqualified
incapability
(ˌ)in-ˌkā-pə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce incapable (audio)
noun
incapableness
(ˌ)in-ˈkā-pə-bəl-nəs How to pronounce incapable (audio)
noun
incapably
(ˌ)in-ˈkā-pə-blē How to pronounce incapable (audio)
adverb

Synonyms

  • inapt
  • incompetent
  • inept
  • inexpert
  • unable
  • unfit
  • unfitted
  • unqualified
  • unskilled
  • unskillful
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Example Sentences

hired a supremely incapable assistant who only made a mess of things
Recent Examples on the Web The Last of Us Part One, on the other hand, is incapable of shifting the paradigm. WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022 But in others, like with ISIS-K, the regime is simply incapable of stopping their growth. Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022 Things get tricky when a particular show or tour is heavily in demand, or when supply (ie., 18,000 sellable seats at New York’s Madison Square Garden) is incapable of accommodating the exponentially larger number of people who want to attend. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 30 Aug. 2022 Nevertheless, the question—long before Aaron asked it of me that night in Café Loup—haunted me because, paradoxically, the only true way to answer in the affirmative is to be incapable of answering at all. Ben Lerner, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 Politicians, the saying goes, are incapable of seeing past the next election. Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 Each side is convinced that the other is incapable of crafting a decent internet joke, yet each side takes the other’s jokes as inspiration. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2022 That hand-eye also drives consistently low K and BB rates - Iglesias is almost incapable of swinging and missing. Tony Blengino, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021 So why are Americans so incapable of forging a working consensus? Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 9 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from in- + capable capable

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

incapable

adjective

in·​ca·​pa·​ble in-ˈkā-pə-bəl How to pronounce incapable (audio)
: not able to do something
Penguins are incapable of flight.

Legal Definition

incapable

adjective

in·​ca·​pa·​ble
: lacking legal qualification or power (as by reason of mental incompetence) see also incapacity

incapably

adverb

as in poorly

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • poorly
  • inefficiently
  • unskillfully
  • inaptly
  • inexpertly
  • ineptly
  • artlessly
  • incompetently
  • clumsily
  • amateurishly
  • crudely
  • awkwardly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • capably
  • well
  • ably
  • competently
  • skillfully
  • expertly
  • deftly
  • artfully
  • masterfully
  • adroitly
  • aptly
  • masterly
  • adeptly
  • proficiently
  • fluently
  • neatly
  • consummately
  • cleanly
  • cleverly
  • nimbly
  • dexterously
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