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unusable

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us⋅a⋅ble

  [yoo-zuh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
2. capable of being used: That saw is no longer usable.
Also, useable.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF; see use, -able

Related forms:
us⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, us⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
us⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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un·us·a·ble   (ŭn-yōō'zə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. That cannot be used: unusable byproducts.

  2. Not fit for use: unusable files on corrupted disks.

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Word Origin & History

usable 
1382, from O.Fr. usable (1311), from user (see use). Not a common word before c.1840.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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