inactive
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inactive Definition
(a)
not
progressing
or
increasing
;
or
progressing
slowly
(a)
not
active
or
exerting
influence
(a)
of
e
.
g
.
volcanos
;
permanently
inactive
; "
an
extinct
volcano
"
(a)
of
e
.
g
.
volcanos
;
temporarily
inactive
; "
a
dormant
volcano
"
(a)
lacking
in
energy
or
will
; "
Much
benevolence
of
the
passive
order
may
be
traced
to
a
disinclination
to
inflict
pain
upon
oneself
"-
George
Meredith
(a)
lacking
activity
;
lying
idle
or
unused
; "
an
inactive
mine
"; "
inactive
accounts
"; "
inactive
machinery
"
(a)
not
engaged
in
full
-
time
work
; "
inactive
reserve
" ; "
an
inactive
member
of
the
department
"
(a)
not
active
physically
or
mentally
; "
illness
forced
him
to
live
an
inactive
life
"; "
dreamy
and
inactive
by
nature
"
(s)
not
participating
in
a
chemical
reaction
; "
desired
amounts
of
inactive
chlorine
"
(s)
not
engaged
in
military
action
(s)
not
in
physical
motion
; "
the
inertia
of
an
object
at
rest
"
(s)
temporarily
inactive
inactive Synonyms
abeyant
dormant
extinct
in abeyance(p)
inactive
motionless
passive
reserve(a)
static
still
suspended
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