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UK
/ɪnˈæktɪv/
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[ US /ˌɪˈnæktɪv/ ]
[ US /ˌɪˈnæktɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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not active physically or mentally
illness forced him to live an inactive life
dreamy and inactive by nature - not exerting influence or change
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(of e.g. volcanos) not erupting and not extinct
a dormant volcano - (pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly
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lacking activity; lying idle or unused
inactive accounts
an inactive mine
inactive machinery -
not engaged in full-time work
an inactive member
inactive reserve - (military) not involved in military operations
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(chemistry) not participating in a chemical reaction; chemically inert
desired amounts of inactive chlorine -
not in physical motion
the inertia of an object at rest -
lacking in energy or will
Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself
How To Use inactive In A Sentence
- Overall, the number of inactive people who do not want a job jumped by 88,000 over the past quarter. Times, Sunday Times
- Some people who are made redundant get another job or become economically inactive. Times, Sunday Times
- Being physically inactive (less than 30 minutes of activity a day) greatly increases your chances of getting chronic diseases.
- Some people who are made redundant get another job or become economically inactive. Times, Sunday Times
- MAb 4C5, while not affecting secretion of the inactive MMPs, inhibits their activation by disrupting their interaction extracellularly with both isoforms of HSP90. BioMed Central - Latest articles
- Creating double blind conditions in trials of counter irritants can be problematic; rubefacients irritate the skin whereas inactive placebos do not.
- Imperfect development or absence of this organ, or an inactive condition of it, produces in the child arrested growth and deficient mental development known as cretinism, and in the adult the same condition gives rise to mental deterioration, swelling of the skin, due to a greater content of water, and loss of hair. Disease and Its Causes
- By testing salmon during winter, when juveniles shelter inactively in streambed refuges, we tested whether individuals associate with or avoid their siblings at a time when the opportunity for kin-directed behaviors is restricted.
- The number of inactive people reached a record 8.1 million in January. Times, Sunday Times
- More than a fifth of the nation is classified as economically inactive. Times, Sunday Times
