inoperative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈɒp(ə)ɹətɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ɪnˈɑp(ə)ɹətɪv/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English operative English inoperative From in- + operative.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not working or functioning; either idle or broken.
Let me see if I can dial this number right quick / "I am sorry, the government you have elected is inoperative / Click. Inoperative"
1974, “H2Ogate Blues”, in Winter in America, performed by Gil Scott-Heron:RSSB's report, released on September 23 2004, revealed that that the parking brakes on neither trolley had applied. It also revealed how the fixed piping carrying hydraulic pressure to the brake units on both had been severed and blanked off. This meant the parking brakes would not have been able to be released from the RRV. Washers to provide a clamping force to keep the parking brakes on were also missing, rendering them "completely inoperative".
2024 February 7, Greg Morse, “Tebay tragedy and track safety”, in RAIL, number 1002, page 41:
- (not-comparable) No longer legally binding.
Deriveds
Translations (27)
fi kumottu (no longer legally binding) · fi toimimaton (not working or functioning) · ca inoperant (not working or functioning) · eo nefunkciantaj (not working or functioning) · fr inopérant (not working or functioning) · fi rikki (not working or functioning) · ru нефункциони́рующий (not working or functioning) · ru неиспра́вный (not working or functioning) · fi käyttökelvoton (not working or functioning) · fi toimintakyvytön (not working or functioning) · eo nefunkcianta (not working or functioning) · gv neuobbragh (not working or functioning) · ru недействи́тельный (no longer legally binding) · ru неде́йствующий (not working or functioning) · ru неде́йствующий (no longer legally binding) · fi käyttämätön (not working or functioning) · fi päättynyt (no longer legally binding) · de defekt (not working or functioning) · bg бездеен (not working or functioning) · ru нерабо́тающий (not working or functioning) · es inoperante (not working or functioning) · fi epäkunnossa (not working or functioning) · ru не име́ющий си́лы (no longer legally binding) · la inoperāns (not working or functioning) · bg недействащ (not working or functioning) · pt inoperante (not working or functioning) · es inoperativo (not working or functioning)