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adjective un·us·able \ ˌən-ˈyü-zə-bəl \

Definition of unusable

:not capable of being used or fit for use :not usable

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The lavatory, totally unusable, was full of snow which had blasted in through the keyhole.
—Katharine Sim

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Unfortunately for commercial harvesters, trees infested by pine beetles usually have a fungal condition called blue stain that makes the wood unusable for most commercial applications.

— dennis pillion, AL.com, "Southern pine beetles on the rise: Pests reach epidemic level in 1 Alabama county," 25 Aug. 2017
A leaking roof made its cavernous sanctuary unusable.

— ron grossman, chicagotribune.com, "As Chicago changes, memory preserves what the bulldozer destroys," 5 July 2017
Festival-goers expected luxurious villas and musical performances from Blink 182, Rae Sremmurd, Skepta, Desiigner, Tyga, and Pusha T, but arrived on the island to find tents — which included bare mattresses — and unusable latrines.

— char adams, PEOPLE.com, "Fyre Festival Organizer Billy McFarland Released on $300,000 Bail — but Has a Public Defender," 2 July 2017
That consumer spent more than $4,000 for the engine, and labor costs, for an unusable engine, according to the lawsuit.

— rick barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Used auto parts company accused of deceptive business practices," 27 June 2017
But Urban Decay’s new Naked Heat compact bucks the idea that large eye-shadow palettes are congested with unusable shades.

— ashley weatherford, The Cut, "Urban Decay’s New Naked Palette Is Insanely Flattering," 12 June 2017
In 2014, the South Shore CVA planned to move the show to Fair Oaks Farms in Newton County, but heavy rains made the fields that were to be used for parking unusable, and the show was canceled.

— Post-Tribune, "No Gary Air Show in 2017, mayor says," 12 May 2017
What all this means, however, is that current bats will be unusable.

— michael katz, idahostatesman, "That baseball bat you wanted to buy your kid for Little League? It won’t be legal next year.," 7 May 2017
That made the tests unusable for diagnosis, but enabled him to bill Medicare up to several hundred dollars each for as many as 100 patients a day.

— Philly.com, "Menendez figure is convicted of Medicare fraud," 29 Apr. 2017

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