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Capable of being diminished or lessened.

Lacking ability; unable. [Obs.] "Our disable and unactive force." Daniel.

Deprivation of ability; incapacity. Bacon.

Injurious; disadvantageous. [Obs.] Bacon.

Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; Preach you truly the doctrine which you have received, and each nothing that is disagreeable thereunto. Udall.

The state or quality of being; disagreeable; unpleasantness.

Not allowable; not to be suffered. Raleigh. -- Dis`al*low"a*ble*ness, n.

Capable of being disciplined or improved by instruction and training.

The quality of being improvable by discipline. Sir M. Hale.

Destitute of comfort; uncomfortable. [R.] A labyrinth of little discomfortable garrets. Thackeray. -- Dis*com"fort*a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.]

Deserving, disapprobation or blame. -- Dis`com*mend"a*ble*ness, n.

Not conformable. Disconformable in religion from us. Stow (1603).

Admitting of being discontinued. [R.]

That may produce discord; disagreeing; discordant. [R.] Halliwell.

Capable of being, or suitable to be, discounted; as, certain forms are necessary to render notes discountable at a bank.

Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened. Bp. Hall.

Capable of being discovered, found out, or perceived; as, many minute animals are discoverable only by the help of the microscope; truths discoverable by human industry.

Not creditable; injurious to reputation; disgraceful; disreputable. -- Dis*cred"it*a*bly, adv.

Capable of being discriminated. [Obs.] Bailey.

To disable; to disqualify. The sight of it might damp me and disenable me to speak. State Trials (1640).