unoperative

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A form of inoperative — Not working or functioning; either idle or broken.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveunoperative (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteObsolete form of inoperative.

    an idle unoperative Complacency

    1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London

Origin

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APA

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MLA

“unoperative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unoperative. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unoperative,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unoperative.

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