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incapacious

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Small; narrow; cramped; unable to hold or allow the passage of very much.

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adj

Meaning 2

Not capable; having limited abilities; weak, incompetent, and/or foolish.

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adj

Meaning 3

Small; limited, modest, lacking grandeur or nobility.

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Examples

  • 1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth Souls that are made little and incapacious cannot enlarge their Thoughts to take in any great Compass of Times or Things

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adj

Meaning 4

Insufficient.

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adj

Meaning 5

Incapacitating.

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History

Etymology

From in- + capacious.