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UNSERVICEABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unserviceable mean?
• UNSERVICEABLE (adjective)
The adjective UNSERVICEABLE has 2 senses:
1. not ready for service
2. not capable of being used
Familiarity information: UNSERVICEABLE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not ready for service
Context example:
unserviceable equipment may be replaced
Similar:
broken-down (not in working order)
burned-out; burnt-out (inoperative as a result of heat or friction)
inoperable (not able to perform its normal function)
unrepaired (unserviceable because necessary repairs have not been made)
Also:
nonfunctional (not having or performing a function)
useless (having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully)
Antonym:
serviceable (ready for service or able to give long service)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not capable of being used
Synonyms:
unserviceable; unusable; unuseable
Similar:
useless (having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully)
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