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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Melissa Santos, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025
Others have noted all but unusable battery life on their phones, as seen on subreddit threads and blog summaries.
—Ars Technica, 31 Jan. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for unusable
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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unusable. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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