in·ap·pli·ca·ble

[in-ap-li-kuh-buhl]
adjective
not applicable; unsuitable.

Origin:
1650–60; in-3 + applicable

in·ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, in·ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, noun
in·ap·pli·ca·bly, adverb


irrelevant, inapposite.
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inapplicable (ɪnˈæplɪkəbəl, ˌɪnəˈplɪk-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not applicable or suitable; irrelevant
 
inapplica'bility
 
n
 
in'applicableness
 
n
 
in'applicably
 
adv

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Inapplicable is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
Please note where information is unavailable or the question is inapplicable.
The laboratory experiments of physics and chemistry, or even psychology, seem
  inapplicable to market behaviour.
Worker compensation inapplicable to injuries in ride-sharing.
Those comparisons are inapplicable because they are avoidable.
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