inoperative
English
Etymology
in- + operative.
Adjective
inoperative (not comparable)
- Not working or functioning; either idle or broken.
- 1974, “H2Ogate Blues”, in Winter in America, performed by Gil Scott-Heron:
- Let me see if I can dial this number right quick / "I am sorry, the government you have elected is inoperative / Click. Inoperative"
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- (law) No longer legally binding.
Translations
not working or functioning
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no longer legally binding
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