inhabile

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin inhabilis: compare French inhabile. See in- and habile, and compare unable.

Adjective

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inhabile (comparative more inhabile, superlative most inhabile)

  1. (obsolete) Not apt or fit; inappropriate; unsuitable.
    inhabile matter
  2. (obsolete) Unskilled; unready; awkward; incompetent.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for inhabile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ habile.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /i.na.bil/
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Adjective

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inhabile (plural inhabiles)

  1. unskilful; maladroit

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Italian

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Adjective

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inhabile (plural inhabili)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of inabile

Latin

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Adjective

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inhabile

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of inhabilis