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inoperable

 adjective
     
Related topics: Illness and Disability
in‧op‧e‧ra‧ble
1MI an inoperable illness or medical condition cannot be treated by an operation:
an inoperable brain tumour
2 something that is inoperable cannot be used:
The bombing rendered the airfield inoperable.
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