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English
Etymology
From un- + usable.
Adjective
unusable (comparative more unusable, superlative most unusable)
- Not usable.
- Synonym: (rare) nonusable
- Antonym: usable
The toilet was unusable because it was blocked.
1961 January, “Talking of Trains: Flooding at Lewes”, in Trains Illustrated, page 5:From that night until mid-morning on Sunday, November 6, the station was unusable by any electric trains and the Brighton-Eastbourne service was maintained by steam traction, assisted by two Hastings six-car diesel muliple-units—.
2022 November 2, Paul Bigland, “New trains, old trains, and splendid scenery”, in RAIL, number 969, page 57:This service has suffered badly from Department for Transport-inspired cuts which reduced it from hourly to two-hourly. This, coupled with regular cancellations, has rendered the train service between the area's two biggest towns almost unusable.
Translations
Noun
unusable (plural unusables)
- Something that is not fit for use.
2004, Frank Kolondra, Never a Straight Path, page 176:All the fat, skin, bones and unusables from the slaughter house went to the soap factory, and got diverted to feed a company of soldiers.