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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Data collected by Amnesty International’s Citizen Evidence Lab suggests that Israel deliberately used this incendiary substance in densely populated villages in southern Lebanon to push the civilians out and make their lands unusable.
—Josiane Yazbeck, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Many jars have been sacrificed to the back of the fridge over the years, lost in the depths until they were discovered, moldy and unusable.
—Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
The report was published to help raise awareness of building demolition and point to what factors might make a building deemed outdated or unusable.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Robert Kramer allegedly sold more than $10 million worth of Emergent stock after becoming aware of contamination problems that made millions of doses of the vaccines unusable, but before the information was disclosed publicly, according to a lawsuit filed in New York Superior Court.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 15 Jan. 2026
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Josiane Yazbeck, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2026
Many jars have been sacrificed to the back of the fridge over the years, lost in the depths until they were discovered, moldy and unusable.
—Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
The report was published to help raise awareness of building demolition and point to what factors might make a building deemed outdated or unusable.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Robert Kramer allegedly sold more than $10 million worth of Emergent stock after becoming aware of contamination problems that made millions of doses of the vaccines unusable, but before the information was disclosed publicly, according to a lawsuit filed in New York Superior Court.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unusable. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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