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   inoperable

   /ɪnˈɒp(ə)rəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. not able to be suitably operated on: "inoperable cancer" Similar untreatableincurablebeyond curebeyond surgeryirremediablemalignantterminalfataldeadlylethalmortalrare:immedicableOpposite operablecurable
   • 2. not able to be used: "the airfield was bombed and made inoperable" Similar unusableout of actionout of orderout of servicenot in servicenot operativenot in operationnot workingnon-activeunable to be used
   • 3. not able to be implemented; impractical: "the procedures were inoperable" Similar impracticalunworkableunfeasibleunrealisticnon-viableimpracticableunserviceableunsuitableinappropriateinconvenientOpposite workable

   Derivatives

   • 1. inoperability noun
   • 2. inoperably adverb

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