INOPERATIVE


Meaning of INOPERATIVE in English

(ˈ)in, ən+ adjective

Etymology: in- (I) + operative

: not operative or not in operation : not active : producing no effect

the law has become inoperative

the quarry has been inoperative for some time — L.N.Yedlin

• inoperativeness noun

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.