Unable and Wrong

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

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

Wrong adjective - Falling short of a standard.

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Unable and wrong are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Unable" instead an adjective "Wrong".

Both locomotives, by the way, would be unable to operate in Germany, the former because of the wrong current, the latter because the German catenary zig-zag is too wide.

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In common with sanguine: teasing, too compromising, forgetful, unable to find what's wrong

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Very common, however, is a character involved in an argument/debate telling another "Tell me I'm wrong," and the other being unable to say so.

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