Inoperable
adj
adj ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Incapable of being successfully operated on. not-comparable
- 2 Incapable of operation or function; inoperative. not-comparable
"MPower Kernow will clear and repair the currently inoperable turntable - allowing steam locomotives to be turned in Cornwall again and opening up the potential for new charter operations."
Adjective
- 1 not suitable for surgery wordnet
- 2 not able to perform its normal function wordnet
Example
More examples"That could include smashing mixing equipment with sledgehammers, blowing up delivery missiles, driving tanks over empty shells or filling them with concrete, and running machines without lubricant so they seize up and become inoperable."
Etymology
From in- + operable.