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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb able which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

able
  1. (obsolete, passive) Easy to use. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 18th century.]
  2. (obsolete, passive) Suitable; competent. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 18th century.]
  3. (obsolete, dialectal, passive) Liable to. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
  4. Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
  5. Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470).]
  6. (obsolete, dialectal) Having the physical strength; robust; healthy. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
  7. (obsolete) Rich; well-to-do. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the late 19th century.]
  8. Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
  9. (law) Legally qualified or competent. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
  10. (nautical) Capable of performing all the requisite duties; as an able seaman. [First attested in the late 18th century.]
  11. Synonyms:
      12. capable, clever, expert, fit, masterly, qualified, skilled, accomplished, gifted, talented, competent, effective, efficient, brilliant, experienced, intelligent, proficient, skilful, adept, adroit, fitted, good, powerful, suitable, apt, practised, virtuoso, adequate, equal, masterful, savvy, skillful, suited, tasty, alert, bright, cunning, easy, effectual, effortless, endowed, equipped, genius, ingenious, keen, knowing, practiced, learned, prepared, ready … more
  12. Examples:
      13. “Lionel would soon be recognized as a highly able criminal lawyer.”
      “I'd love to be able to eat whatever I like without gaining weight.”
abled
  1. (in combination) Having a range of physical powers as specified. [Late 20th century.]
  2. Synonyms:
      3. fit, healthy, strong, in shape, robust, strapping, well, hale, sound, sturdy, hardy, vigorous, wholesome, nondisabled, unimpaired, whole, able-bodied, in good health, in good shape, in good trim, fighting fit, in trim, well-conditioned, hale and hearty, in fine fettle, fit as a fiddle, in good condition, as fit as a fiddle, in tip-top condition, in top form, as fit as a flea, strong as an ox, as right as rain, not disabled, athletic, muscular, trim, tough, buff, lusty, hearty, rugged, stalwart, powerful, slim, shredded, fine, muscled, toned, active … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The line between abled and disabled is a permeable one that we will all move across throughout our lives for varying durations.”
      “Don was adamant, despite accusations to the contrary, that he was a genius and mentally abled.”
abler
  1. comparative form of able: more able
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cleverer, fitter, adroiter, better, powerfuller, apter, savvier, tastier, brighter, easier, keener, readier, sharper, smarter, stronger, worthier, agiler, defter, more capable, more expert, more masterly, more qualified, more skilled, more accomplished, more gifted, more talented, more competent, more effective, more efficient, more brilliant, more experienced, more intelligent, more proficient, more skilful, more adept, more suitable, more practised, more virtuoso, more adequate, more equal, more masterful, more skillful, more alert, more cunning, more effectual, more endowed, more ingenious, more knowing, more practiced, more learned … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Yet she is an abler politician who has some grasp of the pressing case for reform.”
      “All students of our art are familiar with it as presented by abler hands than mine.”
      “And if not, are there not thousands of abler pens laboring for its improvement?”
ablest
  1. superlative form of able: most able
  2. Synonyms:
      3. cleverest, fittest, adroitest, best, powerfullest, aptest, savviest, tastiest, brightest, easiest, keenest, readiest, sharpest, smartest, strongest, worthiest, agilest, deftest, most capable, most expert, most masterly, most qualified, most skilled, most accomplished, most gifted, most talented, most competent, most effective, most efficient, most brilliant, most experienced, most intelligent, most proficient, most skilful, most adept, most suitable, most practised, most virtuoso, most adequate, most equal, most masterful, most skillful, most alert, most cunning, most effectual, most endowed, most ingenious, most knowing, most practiced, most learned … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Rural life is shown as harsh and grim where the ablest and younger peasants sought to escape to the factories in the cities.”
      “One of the ablest political figures of his generation, Salmond, scunnered, gave up on leading the parliament he had devoted his life to winning.”
      “This Club has lost one of its ablest, best-liked, and most beloved members.”
abling
  1. present participle of able
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