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inapplicable Definition

in·ap·pli·cable (in ap′li kə bəl)

adjective

not applicable; not suitable; inappropriate

inapplicable Related Forms
in′·ap·pli·cabil′·ity noun in·ap′·pli·cably adverb
inapplicable Synonyms

inapplicable

modif.

inappropriate, unsuited, inconsistent; see irrelevant, unsuitable.

inapplicable Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: Character dependencies: certain character values making other characters inapplicable.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: Ignore any boxes on page 2 of the proforma that seem inapplicable to these reviews.

Modifying Another Word

  • totally: But in this aspect, which is here crucial, that preferred model is totally inapplicable.
  • wholly: I rejected the insurance principle as being wholly inapplicable in a scheme of this kind.
  • simply: It was not that the terms could not be enforced, they were simply inapplicable.
  • altogether: The first is in the highest degree unsteady and indeterminate, and altogether inapplicable.

Preposition: in

  • circumstance: If any part is held unreasonable or inapplicable in any circumstances the other parts shall continue to apply.