adj.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )in- ' ä-p( ə -)r ə -b ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: probably from French inopérable
Date: 1886
1 : not treatable or remediable by surgery < inoperable cancer>
2 : INOPERATIVE
adj.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )in- ' ä-p( ə -)r ə -b ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: probably from French inopérable
Date: 1886
1 : not treatable or remediable by surgery < inoperable cancer>
2 : INOPERATIVE
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012