Barren
Barren adjective - Producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation.
Unable and barren are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unable" instead an adjective "Barren".
Nearby Words: barrenness, barrenly
Unable
Unable adjective - Lacking qualities (as knowledge, skill, or ability) required to do a job.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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But if he was disrespected he'd likely kill every single animal on the farm, tear down the barn and/or turn the soil barren and unable to support any life ever again... The Vittra, however, were much more unpredictable than the Tomte.
Source: The Fair Folk -
Apparently, it is stated in the comics that Anya is barren and is unable to have children, yet, she and Marcus have a son named JD together.
Source: Video Game / Gears of War - By all accounts Earth from The People of Sand and Slag is toxic, barren wasteland absolutely unable to support any life.
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