INAPPLICABLE

inapplicable, unsuitable

(adjective) not capable of being applied; “rules inapplicable to day students”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

inapplicable (comparative more inapplicable, superlative most inapplicable)

Not applicable; that does not apply or cannot be applied; unsuitable or irrelevant.

Source: Wiktionary


In*ap"pli*ca*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + applicable.]

Definition: Not applicable; incapable of being applied; not adapted; not suitable; as, the argument is inapplicable to the case. J. S. Mill.

Syn.

– Unsuitable; unsuited; unadapted; inappropriate; inapposite; irrelevant.

– In*ap"pli*ca*ble*ness, n.

– In*ap"pli*ca*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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