inhabile

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

inhabile (comparative more inhabile, superlative most inhabile)

1. (obsolete) Not apt or fit; inappropriate; unsuitable.

   inhabile matter/witness

2. (obsolete) Unskilled, awkward, or incompetent.

References

• “inhabile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• habiline

French

Etymology

From in- +‎ habile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.na.bil/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Adjective

inhabile (plural inhabiles)

1. unskilful; maladroit

Derived terms

• inhabilement

Further reading

• “inhabile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Adjective

inhabile m or f by sense (plural inhabili)

1. (obsolete) alternative spelling of inabile

Latin

Adjective

inhabile

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of inhabilis