1. not suitable for growing crops; not able to be plowed or cultivated
Usage: formal; agricultural

Examples

• The rocky mountainside was completely inarable.
• Much of the desert region consists of inarable land.
• The farmer had to abandon the inarable fields after years of poor harvests.
• Climate change has made previously fertile areas inarable.
• The survey identified which portions of the property were inarable.
• Inarable soil cannot support agricultural development.