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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Unable \Un*a"ble\, adjective Not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent' weak; helpless; incapable; -- now usually followed by an infinitive or an adverbial phrase; as, unable for work; unable to bear fatigue.
Sapless age and weak unable limbs. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
unable
adjective
1: (usually followed by 'to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how; "unable to get to town without a car"; "unable to obtain funds" [syn: {not able}] [ant: {able}]
2: (usually followed by 'to') lacking necessary physical or mental ability; "dyslexics are unable to learn to read adequately"; "the sun was unable to melt enough snow" [syn: {unable(p)}]
3: lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes" [syn: {ineffective}, {ineffectual}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "unable": ill-qualified, impotent, inadequate, incapable, incapable of, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, inept, inferior, maladjusted, not equal to, not up to, powerless, unable to, unadapted, unadjusted, unendowed, unequipped, unfit, unfitted, ungifted, unqualified, untalented
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