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inoperable

Syllabification: (in·op·er·a·ble)
Pronunciation: /inˈäp(ə)rəbəl/

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Definition of inoperable

adjective

  • 1 Medicine not able to be suitably operated on:inoperable cancer of the pancreas
  • 2not able to be operated:the airfield was bombed and made inoperable
  • 3impractical; unworkable:the procedures were inoperable

Derivatives

inoperability

Pronunciation: /-ˌäp(ə)rəˈbilitē/

noun

inoperably

Pronunciation: /-blē/

adverb

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