Meaning of INOPERATIVE
| Pronunciation: | | in'âpurutiv
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| | Definition: | | [adj] not operating; "an inoperative law" |
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| | Synonyms: | | dead, defunct, down |
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| | Antonyms: | | operative | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*op"er*a*tive\, a. [Pref. in- not + operative.]
Not operative; not active; producing no effects; as, laws
renderd inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies or
processes.
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| | Related Terms: | | barren, bootless, broken, counterproductive, effete, empty, etiolated, fatuitous, fatuous, feckless, fruitless, functionless, futile, haywire, in disrepair, inadequate, inane, inapplicable, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inoperable, invalid, nonfunctional, nonutilitarian, nugacious, nugatory, of no force, on the blink, on the fritz, otiose, out of commission, out of condition, out of gear, out of joint, out of kelter, out of kilter, out of order, out of repair, out of tune, out of whack, sterile, unavailing, unconducive, unemployable, unfit, unhelpful, unsuitable, unusable, unworkable, useless, vain |
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