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   inoperable

   /ɪnˈɒp(ə)rəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. not able to be suitably operated on: "inoperable cancer" Similar untreatableincurablebeyond curebeyond surgeryirremediablemalignantterminalfataldeadlylethalmortalrare:immedicableOpposite operablecurable
   • 2. not able to be used: "the airfield was bombed and made inoperable" Similar unusableout of actionout of orderout of servicenot in servicenot operativenot in operationnot workingnon-activeunable to be used
   • 3. not able to be implemented; impractical: "the procedures were inoperable" Similar impracticalunworkableunfeasibleunrealisticnon-viableimpracticableunserviceableunsuitableinappropriateinconvenientOpposite workable

   Derivatives

   • 1. inoperability noun
   • 2. inoperably adverb

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   The meaning of INOPERABLE is not treatable or remediable by surgery. How to use inoperable in a sentence. not treatable or remediable by surgery; not functioning : inoperative…

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   INOPERABLE definition: 1. If a tumour (= a growth) or other medical condition is inoperable, doctors are unable to remove…. Learn more.

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   INOPERABLE meaning: 1. If a tumour (= a growth) or other medical condition is inoperable, doctors are unable to remove…. Learn more.

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   Synonyms for INOPERABLE: malfunctioning, broken, inoperative, nonfunctional, nonfunctioning, down, useless, out of commission; Antonyms of INOPERABLE: operating, operational, functioning, operative, functional, operable, working, effective.

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   Inoperable definition: not operable or practicable.. See examples of INOPERABLE used in a sentence.

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   An inoperable condition is one that can't be fixed through surgery. If someone's diagnosed with inoperable cancer, it means that an operation would not be helpful.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishinoperable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   (formal) that cannot be used or made to work; not practical. The policy was thought to be inoperable. The fire rendered the port inoperable. opposite operable. See inoperable in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: inoperable. Definition of inoperable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   a. not practicable. b. that will not practicably allow of surgical operation. an inoperable cancer. c. inoperative.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › inoperableInoperable - definition of inoperable by The Free Dictionary

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    1. incapable of being implemented or operated; unworkable. 2. (Surgery) surgery not suitable for operation without risk, esp (of a malignant tumour) because metastasis has rendered surgery useless. inˌoperaˈbility, inˈoperableness n. inˈoperably adv.

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    inoperable meaning, definition, what is inoperable: an inoperable illness or medical conditi...: Learn more.