usable

or use·a·ble

[ yoo-zuh-buh l ]

/ ˈyu zə bəl /

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adjective

available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.

capable of being used: That saw is no longer usable.

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

urus, urushiol, us, us customary system, usa, usable, usaf, usafi, usage, usageaster, usan

Origin of usable

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French; see use, -able

Related forms

us·a·bil·i·ty, us·a·ble·ness, nounuse·a·bil·i·ty, use·a·ble·ness, nounus·a·bly, use·a·bly, adverbnon·re·us·a·ble, non·re·use·a·ble, adjective, noun

non·us·a·ble, non·use·a·ble, adjectivere·us·a·bil·i·ty, re·use·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·us·a·ble, re·use·a·ble, adjectivere·us·a·ble·ness, re·use·a·ble·ness, nounun·us·a·ble, un·use·a·ble, adjectiveun·us·a·ble·ness, un·use·a·ble·ness, nounun·us·a·bly, un·use·a·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for unusable

New Jersey Transit has also been affected, with major stations and termini along the coast flooded and unusable.
How Long Until New York Gets Back Up and Running?|Megan McArdle|October 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The second part of this definition is, of course, unusable for beginners.
The Teaching of Geometry|David Eugene Smith
And there it all lies now—unused and unusable for ever—of no earthly service to any one—just like the ruins left by a fire.
The Master Builder|Henrik Ibsen
A month later a vision-phone circuit between Chicago and Los Angeles was unusable for ten minutes.
The Machine That Saved The World|William Fitzgerald Jenkins

The library would be unusable anyway, while the walls and ceiling were being repaired.
Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore
Savile tunnel was blown in in several places, and the Company Headquarters completely cut off and unusable.
The Fifth Leicestershire|J.D. Hills

British Dictionary definitions for unusable (1 of 2)

unusable

/ (ʌnˈjuːzəbəl) /

adjective

not able or fit to be used

British Dictionary definitions for unusable (2 of 2)

usable

useable

/ (ˈjuːzəbəl) /

adjective

able to be used

Derived Forms

usability, useability, usableness or useableness, nounusably or useably, adverb

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