inapplicable
not applicable; unsuitable.
Origin of inapplicable
1Other words for inapplicable
Other words from inapplicable
- in·ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, in·ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, noun
- in·ap·pli·ca·bly, adverb
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How to use inapplicable in a sentence
AB 780 authorizes the governing board of a school district to render a city or county zoning ordinance inapplicable if the proposed use of property is to offer school district employee housing.
Sacramento Report: The Bills San Diego Agencies Want Passed | Sara Libby | April 23, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoThat gratitude is the expectation of favors to come was, in the case of Aristide, a cynical and inapplicable proposition.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeBut singular cases may exist wherein raillery is inapplicable, and of which it is not for us to judge.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)They are inapplicable where the almost universal landlord is the state as in India.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart MillThey are inapplicable where the only capitalists are the landlords, and the labourers are their property, as in slave countries.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive | John Stuart Mill
Therefore the method which Macaulay suggests is inapplicable.
The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) | Leslie Stephen
British Dictionary definitions for inapplicable
/ (ɪnˈæplɪkəbəl, ˌɪnəˈplɪk-) /
not applicable or suitable; irrelevant
Derived forms of inapplicable
- inapplicability or inapplicableness, noun
- inapplicably, adverb
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