nonoperative
- a word derived from operative.
Example Sentences
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I can block anything ending in .gif, but it usually renders buttons nonoperative.
From The Verge • Jul. 13, 2022
“Clinicians should discuss both operative and the best nonoperative care with patients so that patients can consider all options and thereby make informed choices.”
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2022
There were no studies that compared surgical repair of the meniscus, the cartilage that covers the knee, with nonoperative care or a placebo.
From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2022
Evidently the familiar "business cycle" has not become nonoperative through the plethora of funds.
From Time Magazine Archive
He shifted it to "Space," so that it would pick up calls going planetward, instead of listening vainly for replies from the nonoperative landing grid.
From The Pirates of Ersatz by Freas, Kelly
