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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Dry and Cook Your Ingredients Your food and herbs will slowly degrade, and eventually become unusable.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
The Apple App and Google Play stores won't remove TikTok from devices on which it's already been downloaded, but the app is unusable.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
TikTok has considered making the app unusable for people in the U.S. beginning Sunday.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
The torture of Mohammed and other 9/11 defendants in CIA custody has posed one of the biggest obstacles, potentially rendering their later statements unusable in court.
—Ellen Knickmeyer and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
The Apple App and Google Play stores won't remove TikTok from devices on which it's already been downloaded, but the app is unusable.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025
TikTok has considered making the app unusable for people in the U.S. beginning Sunday.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
The torture of Mohammed and other 9/11 defendants in CIA custody has posed one of the biggest obstacles, potentially rendering their later statements unusable in court.
—Ellen Knickmeyer and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unusable. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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