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inoperable.

Incapable of being successfully operated on.

10 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Incapable of being successfully operated on.

    not-comparable
  2. Incapable of operation or function; inoperative.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Latin operābilisbor. English operable English inoperable From in- + operable.

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