inoperablePronunciation: /ɪnˈɒp(ə)rəb(ə)l/Translate inoperable | into German | into Italian Definition of inoperable adjective 1 Medicine not able to be suitably operated on:inoperable cancer 2not able to be used:the airfield was bombed and made inoperable 3not able to be implemented; impractical:the procedures were inoperableDerivatives inoperabilityPronunciation: /-ˈbɪlɪti/ noun inoperably adverb inoperable in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of inoperable in the US English dictionary