inhability

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noun

unsuitableness; inability

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Meanings

noun
  1. obsoleteunsuitableness; inability

    Wisedom conferrs : whatever evil blind ignorance, false presumption, unwary credulity, precipitate rashness, unsteady purpose, ill contrivance, backwardness, inhability, unwieldiness and confusion of thought beget.

    a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC

Origin

From in- + hability (“ability”). Compare French inhabileté, inhabilité. See inability.

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APA

inhability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inhability

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“inhability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inhability. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inhability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inhability.

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