Sep 27, 2016 · However, it is clear that incapable has won the battle for survival-of-the-lexically-fittest, and I agree that you should generally prefer incapable, absent some really compelling …

Nov 28, 2017 · I need a word/ phrase/ idiom to describe a (real) person who is always living in the past and present, but is incapable of thinking about the future. He has often been criticized by …

Jun 19, 2025 · "No less incapable" does have 3 negatives, but they are not directly opposed, so there is at least a shade of difference between "no less incapable" and "no more capable" or …

Jul 10, 2015 · Try they are, though, for the unthinking. There is an important difference between being incapable of thinking and merely being out the habit (as Paul Tabori expounds in his The …

Feb 4, 2014 · Is there any dictionary that shows the decomposition of each word into these three parts, if application at all? For instance, "incapable" is divided into prefix "in", root "cap", and …

May 14, 2019 · In speaking, you can distinguish these two meanings by stress and rhythm. In print, there's no way to distinguish them (just like there was no way of distinguishing can not …

Nov 28, 2014 · The word infallible can mean "incapable of being wrong". The word fallible can mean "capable of being wrong". Is there a word that means "incapable of being right"?

Apr 8, 2015 · In sentences (1-3) insane, incapable of doing so and dead are predicative complements. Predicative complements are complements of the verb that describe another …

Is there a word for someone who is incapable of getting their point across clearly or understanding other people. I can only think of longer phrases. e.g. Don't worry about Geoff's manner. He's...

9 The person might be incorrigible incorrigible: incapable of being corrected or amended In context, the word usually implies that the person doesn't respond well to criticism or admit fault.