inoperably

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adverb

In an inoperable manner.

“The cancer returned, this time inoperably, and within a month she was dead.”

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Meanings

adverbinoperably (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn an inoperable manner.

    The cancer returned, this time inoperably, and within a month she was dead.

Origin

From inoperable + -ly.

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APA

inoperably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoperably

MLA

“inoperably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoperably. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inoperably,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoperably.

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