1. not relevant or appropriate to a particular situation

Examples

• The old safety regulations are inapplicable to modern equipment.
• His advice about city living was inapplicable to our rural situation.
• The court ruled that the precedent was inapplicable to this case.
• These statistics are inapplicable to our current market conditions.
• The teacher explained that certain grammar rules are inapplicable in informal speech.
• The warranty terms were inapplicable since the product had been modified.