INTRANSITIVE

[in.tran.si.tive] adj [LL intransitivus, fr. L in- + LL transitivus transitive] (1612): not transitive; esp: characterized by not having or containing a direct object "an ~ verb" -- in.tran.si.tive.ly adv -- in.tran.si.tive.ness n -- in.tran.si.tiv.i.ty n