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# unserviceable

«unserviceable» in Mova's school dictionary: **broken or worn out and no longer fit to use, like an…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (unserviceable)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) Unserviceable means broken or worn out and no longer fit to use, like an unserviceable tyre or plane. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unserviceable/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in formal reports, the army, airlines, schools and councils: «the playground equipment is unserviceable». In everyday talk people say «broken», «useless» or «out of order».

### examples

- The old bus was unserviceable and sent for scrap. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unserviceable/#x1)
- Two fire extinguishers were found unserviceable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unserviceable/#x2)
- The plane was unserviceable, so the flight was cancelled. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unserviceable/#x3)
- The pump is unserviceable after the flood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unserviceable/#x4)
- Unserviceable equipment must be labelled and taken away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unserviceable/#x5)
- The rusty bike looked unserviceable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unserviceable/#x6)

### note

Formal. Opposite: «serviceable» (usable). Spelling: keep the «e» before «-able»: «serviceable».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unserviceable» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unserviceable/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.