An article published in Harvard Menâs Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
UNABLE
unable
(adjective) (usually followed by âtoâ) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how; âunable to get to town without a carâ; âunable to obtain fundsâ
unable
(adjective) (usually followed by âtoâ) lacking necessary physical or mental ability; âdyslexics are unable to learn to read adequatelyâ; âthe sun was unable to melt enough snowâ
ineffective, ineffectual, unable
(adjective) lacking in power or forcefulness; âan ineffectual rulerâ; âlike an unable phoenix in hot ashesâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
unable (comparative unabler or more unable, superlative unablest or most unable)
Not able; lacking a certain ability.
Antonyms
• able
Etymology 2
Verb
unable (third-person singular simple present unables, present participle unabling, simple past and past participle unabled)
(transitive, non-standard) To render unable; disable
Anagrams
• Buelna, Nabeul, nebula, unbale
Source: Wiktionary
Un*a"ble, a.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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