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inert
adjective
slow and apathetic
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ɪnˈɝt
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adjective
slow and apathetic
“she was fat and inert”
adjective
unable to move or resist motion
adjective
having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
“inert matter”
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she was fat and inert
a sluggish worker
a mind grown torpid in old age
inert matter
an indifferent chemical in a reaction
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