adjective
- Followed by `of'. ( lacking capacity or ability)
- usage: "incapable of carrying a tune"; "he is incapable of understanding the matter"; "incapable of doing the work"
- Not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of'. )
- usage: "incapable of solution"
- Followed by `of'. ( not having the temperament or inclination for)
- usage: "simply incapable of lying"
- Not meeting requirements.
- usage: "unequal to the demands put upon him"
- synonyms: incompetent, unequal to
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