Small and Unable

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Small adjective - Of a size that is less than average.

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

Nearby Word: smallish

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

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

In The Winter's Tale, Antigonus was supposed to kill a small baby, but, unable to do so, he left it in the wilderness instead (mostly because he was eaten by a bear before he could do anything else).

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He wrote to never inflict "small injuries" against enemies because people will seek to avenge small injuries, but are unable to avenge large injuries.

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The agent (and 'winner' of the award) was unable to find a small thin piece of metal — so she pulled the arming pin out and used that instead.

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