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   In·op·er·a·ble

   /inˈäp(ə)rəb(ə)l/

   

   adjective

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. inoperability noun
   • 2. inoperably adverb

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