inoperant

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adjective

Not operant.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectiveinoperant (comparative more inoperant, superlative most inoperant)

comparative more inoperant · superlative most inoperant

  1. Not operant.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Middle Englishin-
  6. Englishin-
  7. Englishoperant
  8. Englishinoperant

From in- + operant.

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APA

inoperant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoperant

MLA

“inoperant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoperant. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inoperant,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoperant.

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