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inoperable

[ in-op-er-uh-buhl, -op-ruh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not operable or practicable.
  2. Medicine/Medical. not admitting of a surgical operation because the pathological condition is not amenable to cure by surgery or because of undue risk. Compare operable ( def 1 ).


inoperable

/ -ˈɒprə-; ɪnˈɒpərəbəl /

adjective

  1. incapable of being implemented or operated; unworkable
  2. surgery not suitable for operation without risk, esp (of a malignant tumour) because metastasis has rendered surgery useless
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDZ, adverb
  • ˌDZˈٲ, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inoperable1

First recorded in 1885–90; in- 3 + operable
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He said he had “rendered inoperable” all the guns he was about to use in his demonstration.

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In previous evidence to the Commons' Welsh Affairs Committee Ian Davies confirmed that there were "berthing incidents" on 6 and 7 December which rendered both ferry terminals inoperable.

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Diamond had been diagnosed with an inoperable sarcoma, a rare kind of cancer, according to his family.

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Crowley and her staff have not responded to The Times’ questions about which engines were inoperable the day of the fire and the types of repairs they needed.

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Many of these types of tumour would have previously been considered inoperable because of where they are situated in an area called the cavernous sinus.

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