inhabile

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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
  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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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

French

Etymology

From in- +‎ habile.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.na.bil/
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Adjective

inhabile (plural inhabiles)

  1. unskilful; maladroit

Derived terms

Further reading

Italian

Adjective

inhabile (plural inhabili)

  1. (obsolete) Alternative spelling of inabile

Latin

Adjective

inhabile

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of inhabilis