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Inoperative Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Inoperative has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

not working or taking effect

"an inoperative law"

2

Not working or functioning; either idle or broken.

See Also
inoperable broken inop working functioning off legally binding kill
Related Terms
Antonyms
operative
Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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