inoperable
adjective/ɪnˈɒpərəbl/
/ɪnˈɑːpərəbl/
- (of an illness, especially cancer) not able to be cured by a medical operation
- an inoperable brain tumour
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- (formal) that cannot be used or made to work; not practical
- The policy was thought to be inoperable.
- The fire rendered the port inoperable.
opposite operable
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