word
Incapable
Ih-NKAY-puh-buhl
/ˌɪˈnkeɪpʌbʌl/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
incapable
Dictionary meaning
Not being susceptible to or admitting of something (usually followed by `of').
Examples
- Incapable of carrying a tune.
- Simply incapable of lying.
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Ephemeral
ih-FEM-er-ul
Mellifluous
muh-LIF-loo-us
Perspicacious
pur-spi-KAY-shus
Obsequious
uhb-SEE-kwee-us
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