Bad and Unable

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Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.

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Unable and bad are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unable" instead an adjective "Bad".

Nearby Words: badly, badness

Unable adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.

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Bad and unable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Unable".

Dean seems to alternate between being completely unable to sing a note and not being all that bad.

Source: Hollywood Tone-Deaf
Zé, meanwhile, is unable to get sex without paying for it or forcing himself on a woman, despite being as bad as bad boys get (and getting plenty of respect for it from other gangsters).

Source: Film / City of God
Though they're less Ax-Crazy than unable to understand basic concepts like "breaking promises, ordering assassinations and sleeping with family are bad, bad things".

Source: Psychopathic Manchild

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