"unusable" meaning in English

See unusable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: unusable [positive], more unusable [comparative], most unusable [superlative]
Etymology: un- + usable Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|un|usable}} un- + usable Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is unusable, it cannot be used.
    Sense id: simple-unusable-en-adj-JuHccW00
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with un-
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