inoperable
in·op·er·a·ble / inˈäp(ə)rəbəl/ • adj. 1. Med. not able to be suitably operated on: inoperable cancer of the pancreas.2. not able to be operated: the airfield was bombed and made inoperable.3. impractical; unworkable: the procedures were inoperable.DERIVATIVES: in·op·er·a·bil·i·ty / -ˌäp(ə)rəˈbilitē/ n.in·op·er·a·bly / -blē/ adv.
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