adjective
unusable
adjective
1
Not fit or able to be used.
"Water damage left the laptop completely unusable."
"The old bridge was declared unusable after the inspection."
How to Use Unusable
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBroken, damaged, or unsuitable to the point where it can't serve its purpose anymore.
Common pairings
rendered unusable
completely unusable
Word Forms
more unusable comparative, unusables plural, most unusable superlative
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Etymology
From un- (\"not\") plus usable.