inapplicable

[ in-ap-li-kuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. not applicable; unsuitable.

Origin of inapplicable

1
First recorded in 1650–60; in-3 + applicable

Other 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

Words Nearby inapplicable

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British Dictionary definitions for inapplicable

inapplicable

/ (ɪnˈæplɪkəbəl, ˌɪnəˈplɪk-) /


adjective
  1. not applicable or suitable; irrelevant

Derived forms of inapplicable

  • inapplicability or inapplicableness, noun
  • inapplicably, adverb

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