unusable

/ ʌnˈjuːzəbəl /

adjective

1. not able or fit to be used

Example Sentences

Abbie said police later found their car abandoned some distance away, but it is now unusable and has been immobilised due to the way the theft was carried out.

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"We have only eight per cent water in our reservoir — and most of it is unusable and considered 'dead water.'"

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The Market Gallery has since opened but has been forced to move upstairs into the former Wilko's storage area as the ground floor is unusable.

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The fierce winds and storm surge that barrelled through here have decimated nearly everything, leaving roads unusable and a trail of destruction that has them increasingly desperate and isolated with no electricity or running water.

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Despite the ceasefire, Beigbeder said the situation for Gaza's education system was catastrophic, with 85 percent of schools destroyed or unusable.

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Related Words

• expendable 
• futile 
• idle 
• impractical 
• ineffective 
• inoperative 
• meaningless 
• pointless 
• unavailable 
• unproductive 
• unprofitable 
• unworkable 
• worthless