inhabile
English
Etymology
From Latin inhabilis: compare French inhabile. See in- and habile, and compare unable.
Adjective
inhabile (comparative more inhabile, superlative most inhabile)
- (obsolete) Not apt or fit; inappropriate; unsuitable.
- inhabile matter
- (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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- habiline
French
Etymology
in- + habile
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.na.bil/
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Adjective
inhabile (plural inhabiles)
- 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 (plural inhabili)
- (obsolete) Alternative spelling of inabile
Latin
Adjective
inhabile
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of inhabilis