incapacious

adjective

in·​capacious

¦in+

1

obsolete : having little or insufficient size or capacity : cramped, narrow, strait

2

archaic : mentally weak : lacking perception, insight, or understanding

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin incapac-, incapax (from Latin in- in- entry 1 + capac-, capax capacious) + English -ious

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