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unusable

adjective

un·​us·​able ˌən-ˈyü-zə-bəl How to pronounce unusable (audio)
: not capable of being used or fit for use : not usable
unusable documentary footage
The lavatory, totally unusable, was full of snow which had blasted in through the keyhole. Katharine Sim
unusably adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Less appetizing are the fish heads, bones and unusable parts from the whole fish filleted in the kitchen. Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022 Ukrainian artillery and rocket strikes have left all regular bridges across the river unusable, the military's southern command said. Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2022 The effects of unclean, unusable drinking water could be especially pronounced for the city's older residents, who may have compounding health issues, and may not be able to wait in long lines for bottled supplies or easily leave their homes. Priya Krishnakumar, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 The same low-water conditions that exposed the side canyons have left boat ramps perched and unusable in Lake Powell’s Bullfrog, Antelope Point and Wahweap marinas. Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 The aqueduct was once a source of drinking water, but waste rendered the water unusable in recent decades, leading to large quantities of water being dumped into the sea. Claire Parker, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2022 This description, while accurate, is too vague and therefore unusable outside of our team. Jim Goldman, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 No other boosting method yet can recover this remaining energy in dead batteries without sacrificing response time or power output, both of which make other methods unusable in most electronic applications. Adam Popescu, Popular Mechanics, 18 July 2022 Because that bank was dominant in Ceylon, as Sri Lanka was then called, its failure threatened to make trade grind to a halt by rendering a large part of the island’s currency unusable. Steve H. Hanke, National Review, 14 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unusable was in 1825

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