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Adjective: incapable  in'key-pu-bul
  1. Not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by 'of')
    "incapable of solution"
     
  2. Not meeting requirements
    - incompetent, unequal to
     
  3. (followed by 'of') lacking capacity or ability
    "incapable of carrying a tune"; "he is incapable of understanding the matter"; "incapable of doing the work"
     
  4. (followed by 'of') not having the temperament or inclination for
    "simply incapable of lying"

See also: capability, capableness, inadequate, incompetent, insusceptible, potentiality, unable, unequal, unsusceptible

Antonym: capable

Encyclopedia: Incapable