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inoperative
[in-op-er-uh-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv, -op-uh-rey-tiv]
adjective
not operative; not in operation.
without effect.
inoperative remedies.
no longer in effect; void; canceled.
The earlier rule is now inoperative.
inoperative
/ -ˈɒprə-, ɪnˈɒpərətɪv /
adjective
not operating
useless or ineffective
Other Word Forms
- inoperativeness noun
- ˈDZپԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of inoperative1
Example Sentences
The Automated Surface Observing Station, which provides weather data to pilots, was "inoperative at the time of the accident due to an unrelated power surge".
Having been married over 20 years, my dating skills were thin, the red flags inoperative.
Then the piece of fuselage covering an inoperative emergency exit behind the left wing blew out.
This results in low-density impellers, which “can deform and interfere with the fuel pump body” over time, regulators said, leading to an inoperative fuel pump.
Meanwhile, the inoperative GOP House majority has been called a "clown show" and dysfunctional by some of its own members.
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