unably

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/ʌnˈeɪ.bli//ʌnˈeɪ.bə.li/

adverb

In an unable way; without skill or ability.

Similar
ineptly
OriginMiddle English un-ably →
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Meanings

adverbunably (comparative more unably, superlative most unably)

comparative more unably · superlative most unably

  1. In an unable way; without skill or ability.

    And those words not unably welded together from the columns of a journal which well knows its public […]

    1901, Sibyl Creed, The vicar of St. Luke's

    Synonyms: ineptly

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn an unable way; without skill or ability.

Similar
ineptly

Origin

  1. Middle Englishun-ably
  2. Englishunably

From Middle English un-ably, unabilly, equivalent to unable + -ly.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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