incapable

adj
/ɪnˈkeɪpəbl̩/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French incapable, equivalent to in- + capable.

  1. borrowed from incapable

Definitions

  1. Not capable (of doing something)

    Not capable (of doing something); unable.

    • A pint glass is incapable of holding more than a pint of liquid.
    • I consider him incapable of dishonesty.
    • The British people seem incapable of avoiding the habit of leaving litter wherever they go, and the railways certainly seem to receive their fair share of it, in carriages and on stations.
  2. Not in a state to receive

    Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible; not able to admit.

    • incapable of pain, or pleasure; incapable of stain or injury
  3. One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient

    One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an imbecile; a simpleton.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at incapable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at incapable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at incapable

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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