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inoperative

[in-op-er-uh-tiv, -op-ruh-tiv, -op-uh-rey-tiv]

adjective

  1. not operative; not in operation.

  2. without effect.

    inoperative remedies.

  3. no longer in effect; void; canceled.

    The earlier rule is now inoperative.



inoperative

/ -ˈɒprə-, ɪnˈɒpərətɪv /

adjective

  1. not operating

  2. useless or ineffective

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Other Word Forms

  • inoperativeness noun
  • ˈDZپԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inoperative1

First recorded in 1625–35; in- 3 + operative
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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".

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Having been married over 20 years, my dating skills were thin, the red flags inoperative.

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Then the piece of fuselage covering an inoperative emergency exit behind the left wing blew out.

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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.

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Meanwhile, the inoperative GOP House majority has been called a "clown show" and dysfunctional by some of its own members.

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