Flat and Unable

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Flat adjective - Being neither more nor less than a certain amount, number, or extent.

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

Nearby Words: flatter, flatly, flatness, flatlet, flatting

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

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

Episode 21, "The Bees": Alfred lends his money to King Franz Ferdinand, not knowing that the royal family is flat broke and unable to pay him back.

Source: Western Animation / Alfred J. Kwak
The best-known examples are the title characters in Waverley and Ivanhoe (the latter famously spends a battle sequence flat on his back in a tower, unable to see anything that's going on).

Source: Creator / Walter Scott
Maggie is unable to stand up straight for long and usually falls down flat with a thud.

Source: Creator / Matt Groening

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