inapplicable Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite not capable of being applied
    unsuitable.
    • rules inapplicable to day students

WordNet

In*ap"pli*ca*ble adjective
Etymology
Pref. in- not + applicable.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913