inoperative

inoperative
adj
1. not operative, not in operation, not in effect, not in force.
2. ineffectual, ineffective, inefficacious, inadequate, inefficient; useless, inutile, worthless, valueless, merit-less, nugatory.
3. futile, unavailing, bootless, fruitless, unproductive, abortive, barren, sterile, fallow, unprolific, infe-cund; unprofitable, profitless, unremunerative, unpay-ing, unrewarding, gainless; unsuccessful, to no purpose, to no avail, for naught.
4. unserviceable, collapsed, shattered, given way, broken, not functioning, out of order, out of commission; Inf. on the blink, Inf. on the fritz, Inf. out of kilter, Sl. out of whack, Sl. gone kerflooie, Sl. kaput, Sl. on the bum.
5. legally ineffectual, legally unenforceable, not binding, nonviable; invalid, null, void, null and void, annulled, nullified; set aside, quashed, vitiated, vacated, disestablished; canceled, discharged; repealed, revoked, rescinded, abolished, reversed, abrogated; renounced, repudiated, disclaimed, disavowed.

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  • inoperative — in‧op‧e‧ra‧tive [ɪnˈɒprətɪv ǁ ɪnˈɑː ] adjective formal 1. MANUFACTURING a machine or piece of equipment that is inoperative is not working or is not in a good enough condition to work: • A power cut rendered 1000 ATMs inoperative. 2 …   Financial and business terms

  • inoperative — in·op·er·a·tive /i nä pə rə tiv/ adj: having no force or effect an inoperative will Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. inoperative …   Law dictionary

  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inoperative — 1630s, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + OPERATIVE (Cf. operative) …   Etymology dictionary

  • inoperative — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not working or taking effect …   English terms dictionary

  • inoperative — [in äp′ər ə tiv, in äp′ər āt΄iv] adj. not operative; not working; not functioning; without effect …   English World dictionary

  • inoperative — adjective Date: circa 1631 not operative: as a. not functioning < an inoperative clock > b. having no effect or force < an inoperative law > • inoperativeness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • inoperative — inoperativeness, n. /in op euhr euh tiv, op reuh tiv, op euh ray tiv/, adj. 1. not operative; not in operation. 2. without effect: inoperative remedies. 3. no longer in effect; void; canceled: The earlier rule is now inoperative. [1625 35; IN 3 + …   Universalium

  • inoperative — in|op|e|ra|tive [ınˈɔpərətıv US ınˈa: ] adj formal 1.) a machine that is inoperative is not working, or is not in working condition 2.) a system or a law that is inoperative does not work any more or cannot be made to work …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • inoperative — adjective formal 1 a machine that is inoperative is not working, or is not in working condition 2 a system or a law that is inoperative is not working or cannot be made to work …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • inoperative — adjective 1) the fan is inoperative Syn: defective, out of order, out of service, down, unserviceable, unusable, inoperable, bust/busted, out of action, shot, broken, faulty, on the blink, on the fritz, out of commission, acting up …   Thesaurus of popular words

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