incapable Copy link Outline 1. nearest word, ĭnhăbĭlis, e (naturally unadapted for2. nescius (not knowing how3. segnis, e (in gen. sense, lacking vigour and ability)4. may sometimes be expr. by a negative adj. of capacity • incapable: 1. nearest word, ĭnhăbĭlis, e (naturally unadapted for: with dat. or ad and acc.): he had made woman i. of all these things, mulierem omnibus his rebus fecerat inh., Cic. Oec. fr. 4: i. of agreeing together, inh. ad consensum, Liv. 26, 16, med.: later foll. by inf., i. of protecting the state, inh. rempublicam tueri, Callist. Dig. 50, 2, 11. 2. nescius (not knowing how: poet. with inf.): children i. of speech, pueri n. fari, Hor. Od. 4, 6, 18: i. of being conquered, n. vinci, Ov. Pont. 2, 9, 45. 3. segnis, e (in gen. sense, lacking vigour and ability): an i. nature, s. indoles, Tac. Ann. 12, 26. 4. may sometimes be expr. by a negative adj. of capacity: e. g., i. of enduring, impatiens (with gen.); i. of being taught, indocilis; i. of exertion, iners, segnis (v. inactive, sluggish); i. of bearing arms, inutilis bello, Caes. B. G. 7, 78; ad pugnam, ib. 2, 16.