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inoperably

inoperably adverb: in an inoperable manner.

Adverb

inoperably (not comparable)

  1. In an inoperable manner.
    • The cancer returned, this time inoperably, and within a month she was dead.

Origin of inoperably

From inoperable + -ly.

Questions about inoperably

What does inoperably mean?
Inoperably means in an inoperable manner.
What part of speech is inoperably?
Inoperably is an adverb.

Words near inoperably in the dictionary

  1. inomycin
  2. INOP
  3. Inopacan
  4. inoperability
  5. inoperable
  6. inoperably
  7. inoperancy
  8. inoperant
  9. inoperation
  10. inoperational
  11. inoperative

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