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unusable

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ənˈjuzəbəɫ// UK //ʌnjˈuːzəbəl// un·us·able

adj. not able to be used or to work properly. You use this when something is broken, damaged, or not suitable for its intended purpose.

adj. incapable of being used or functioning effectively. Often describes objects that have failed or data that cannot be processed by a system.


SIMPLE

The old computer is completely unusable now.

CONTEXTUAL

After the heavy rain, the roads became so muddy that the car was unusable for travel.

COMPLEX

The software update rendered the previous version unusable for most users, forcing the company to provide a temporary patch until the next release.

Synonyms
Origin

From un- + usable.

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