(Usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how.
Lacking in power or forcefulness.
1 The crisis left energy and construction companies unable to service some debt.
2 The political system appears unable or unwilling to respond to the crisis.
3 The Minister responsible, Kris Faafoi, was unable to come on Morning Report.
4 I stared straight ahead, unable to talk, not yet able to breathe.
5 Of those, 7 million are unable to meet their basic food needs.
6 Agricultural countries were unable to meet such a strict standard, he said.
7 However, Mr Rubin was unable to say what options might be likely.
8 TomTom said it was unable to provide specific forecasts for the year.
9 Consumer advocates, however, said other channels have been unable to get carriage.
10 Many people are unable to access safe drinking water in flooded areas.
11 Researchers were unable to get data from a large number of countries.
12 So good, in fact, that Matthew was unable to supply an answer.
13 Service interruptions left its 3 million customers unable to access movie tickets.
14 However authorities have been unable to contact many parts of the country.
15 Already teachers say some students will be unable to continue their studies.
16 He felt unable to affect what happened in thousands of individual schools.
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