Dictionary
Thesaurus
Reference
Translate
Web
Synonyms
Nearby Entries
inoperative - 4 dictionary results

in⋅op⋅er⋅a⋅tive

   [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 no longer in effect; void; canceled: The earlier rule is now inoperative.
Origin:
1625–35; in- 3 + operative
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Cite This Source
in·op·er·a·tive     (ĭn-ŏp'ər-ə-tĭv, -ŏp'rə-)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Not working or functioning.
  2. No longer in force; countermanded: declared the previous instructions inoperative.

in·op'er·a·tive·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
inoperative

adjective
not working or taking effect; "an inoperative law" [ant: operative] 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Cite This Source

Inoperative

In*op"er*a*tive\, a. [Pref. in- not + operative.] Not operative; not active; producing no effects; as, laws renderd inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies or processes.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Cite This Source
Share :Share This: digg.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: del.icio.usShare This: FacebookShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: furl.netShare This: www.myspace.comShare This: www.google.comShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: myjeeves.ask.com
Search another word or see inoperative on Thesaurus | Reference | Translate
Get your FREE Subscription to Dictionary.com Word of the Day
The FREE Dictionary.com Toolbar
Dictionary Thesaurus Reference
The answers are right on your browser and just a click away with Dictionary.com Toolbar.