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inoperable
(in|op¦er|able)
Pronunciation:
/ɪnˈɒp(ə)rəb(ə)l/
adjective
1
Medicine
not able to be suitably operated on:
inoperable cancer
2
not able to be used:
the airfield was bombed and made inoperable
3
not able to be implemented; impractical:
the procedures were inoperable
Derivatives
inoperability
Pronunciation:
/-ˈbɪlɪti/
noun
inoperably
adverb
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