INOPERATIVE


Meaning of INOPERATIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈä-p(ə-)rə-tiv, -ˈä-pə-ˌrā- ]

adjective

Date: circa 1631

: not operative: as

a. : not functioning

an inoperative clock

b. : having no effect or force

an inoperative law

• in·op·er·a·tive·ness noun

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