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Inapplicable

INAP'PLICABLE

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Adj.
[in and applicable.] Not applicable; that cannot be applied; not suited or suitable to the purpose. The argument or the testimony is inapplicable to the case.

Definition 2024


inapplicable

inapplicable

English

Adjective

inapplicable

  1. Not applicable; incapable of being applied; not adapted; not suitable; as, the argument is inapplicable to the case.

Translations

References

  • inapplicable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • inapplicable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Etymology

in- + applicable

Adjective

inapplicable m, f (plural inapplicables)

  1. inapplicable