unusable
adjective
un·us·able
ˌən-ˈyü-zə-bəl 
: not capable of being used or fit for use : not usable
unusable documentary footage
The lavatory, totally unusable, was full of snow which had blasted in through the keyhole.—
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Examples of unusable in a Sentence
a completely unusable gadget that's just taking up space in the drawer
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New parking information Up to 40 percent of the parking lots at North Wilkesboro are currently unusable, the speedway announced.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2024
Years later, amid a flurry of litigation filed over the unusable property that was still costing the city $18,000 a day, Hughes acknowledged he had been paid $4.4 million for his help on the Ash Street lease and just over $5 million for his Civic Center Plaza work.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2024
Years later, amid a flurry of litigation filed over the unusable property that was still costing the city $18,000 a day, Hughes acknowledged he had been paid $4.4 million for his help on the Ash Street lease and just over $5 million for his Civic Center Plaza work.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unusable. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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