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able able[1] -able able-bodied able-bodied seaman able seaman

Main Entry: able
Pronunciation: 'A-b&l
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): abler /-b(&-)l&r/; ablest /-b(&-)l&st/
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin habilis apt, from habEre to have -- more at HABIT
1 a : having sufficient power, skill, or resources to accomplish an object b : susceptible to action or treatment
2 : marked by intelligence, knowledge, skill, or competence
- ably /'A-b(&-)lE/ adverb