practico-inert

adjective

Having arisen as the result of a sociopolitical struggle, but no longer responsive to the needs it was intended to serve.

Meanings

adjectivepractico-inert (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving arisen as the result of a sociopolitical struggle, but no longer responsive to the needs it was intended to serve.

Origin

Coined by Jean-Paul Sartre.

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practico-inert. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practico-inert

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“practico-inert.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practico-inert. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “practico-inert,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practico-inert.

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