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inoperative

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in·op·er·a·tive  (n-pr--tv, -pr-)
adj.
1. Not working or functioning.
2. No longer in force; countermanded: declared the previous instructions inoperative.
in·oper·a·tive·ness n.
inoperative
Adjective
not working or functioning: continued shelling has rendered the ceasefire inoperative
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inoperative - not working or taking effect; "an inoperative law"
operative - being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"


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It would therefore be destitute of a precise meaning, and inoperative from its uncertainty.
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
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