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incapable

 
 
/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl/ adjective

Definition

incapable of sth/doing sth not able to do something or to feel a particular emotion: He's incapable of controlling his temper. I think she's incapable of love.
(Definition of incapable adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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