unable
B1Frequent NGSL-2UK /ʌnˈeɪbl/US /ʌnˈeɪbl/
Meaning
adjective
not having the skill, strength, time, knowledge, etc. to do something
“a former soldier who has been unable to find work since the war ended”
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