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TWL/NWL (Scrabble US/CA/TH)
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ENABLE (Words with Friends)

Meaning of unable

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  unable
      adj 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" [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"
      3: lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler";
         "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes" [syn: {ineffective},
         {ineffectual}, {unable}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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