unoperating

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adjective

Not in operation.

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Meanings

adjectiveunoperating (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot in operation.
    1 more example

    They were lured inside the "playhouse" with their favorite animated cartoons. Then the door was shut, ending the movie and leaving the child in the silent, black confinement of a simulated, unoperating refrigerator. The results were sometimes ominous. Many of the 2- and 3-year-old children made no escape attempt at all.

    1971, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Hearings, page 840

Origin

From un- + operating.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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