inoperative
not operative; not in operation.
without effect: inoperative remedies.
no longer in effect; void; canceled: The earlier rule is now inoperative.
Origin of inoperative
1Other words from inoperative
- in·op·er·a·tive·ness, noun
Words Nearby inoperative
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How to use inoperative in a sentence
That means the 2010 measure approved by all five San Diego County supervisors has been inoperative – a vestigial organ, essentially – ever since.
Politics Report: The 180-Degree Shift in Union Construction Politics | Andrew Keatts | July 17, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoIt’s acronym, CTC, reminds me of the inoperative Central de Trabajadores de Cuba.
Unlike Goldberg, the rabbinic sages were acutely aware of the danger of such a command and thus made it largely inoperative.
Iran as Haman: Jeffrey Goldberg’s Dangerous Analogy | Shaul Magid | February 27, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOr, as we say in Washington, “My prior statement is inoperative.”
Generally, the country raised more corn than it consumed—a sufficient cause for rendering protection inoperative.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Such a strange construction would render constitutional provisions of the highest importance completely inoperative and void.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster | Daniel WebsterThere are plenty of laws now aiming at regulation of the trusts, but they are quite futile and inoperative.
The Common Sense of Socialism | John SpargoThe section would be inoperative without the action of Congress.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention | Lucius Eugene ChittendenAmong adult animals, however, selfishness seems to become inoperative in the care they take of their offspring.
Creatures of the Night | Alfred W. Rees
British Dictionary definitions for inoperative
/ (ɪnˈɒpərətɪv, -ˈɒprə-) /
not operating
useless or ineffective
Derived forms of inoperative
- inoperativeness, noun
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