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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a completely unusable gadget that's just taking up space in the drawer
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If the main engine is declared unusable, one possible option for getting around the main engine problem might be using these smaller thrusters to more gradually adjust the Cygnus spacecraft's orbit to line up the final approach with the ISS.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Serhii Sternenko, a Ukrainian volunteer and head of a major charitable foundation, wrote on social media that as many as 60% of FPV drones procured under state contracts are either unusable or require extensive reworking after delivery.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
However, due to crowd noise, the footage was unusable and had to be reshot in a studio in Los Angeles.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In such a scenario, large sections of low Earth orbit could become unusable because the density of space debris becomes too great.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Serhii Sternenko, a Ukrainian volunteer and head of a major charitable foundation, wrote on social media that as many as 60% of FPV drones procured under state contracts are either unusable or require extensive reworking after delivery.
—David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
However, due to crowd noise, the footage was unusable and had to be reshot in a studio in Los Angeles.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In such a scenario, large sections of low Earth orbit could become unusable because the density of space debris becomes too great.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unusable. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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