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inactive
not active physically or mentally
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adjective
not active physically or mentally
“illness forced him to live an inactive life”
adjective
not engaged in full-time work
“inactive reserve”
adjective
lacking activity; lying idle or unused
“an inactive mine”
adjective
(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
adjective
lacking in energy or will
“{'source': 'George Meredith', 'text': 'Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself'}”
adjective
(of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct
“a dormant volcano”
adjective
not exerting influence or change
adjective
not in physical motion
“She remained motionless, yet poised to take flight”
adjective
(military) not involved in military operations
adjective
(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
“desired amounts of inactive chlorine”
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illness forced him to live an inactive life
dreamy and inactive by nature
inactive reserve
an inactive member
an inactive mine
inactive accounts
inactive machinery
{'source': 'George Meredith', 'text': 'Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself'}
a dormant volcano
She remained motionless, yet poised to take flight
desired amounts of inactive chlorine
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