in|ac´tive|ly

in|ac´tive|ly
in|ac|tive «ihn AK tihv», adjective.
1. not active: »

Wall Street is sometimes inactive. There is also a listing of 2,000 inactive and defunct companies (New York Times).

2. idle; slow; sluggish: »

Bears are inactive during the winter. Inactive persons are rarely healthy.

3. Chemistry. showing little tendency to combine with other elements, as rare gases.
4. Physics. showing no optical activity in polarized light.
5. Military. not on active duty.
in|ac´tive|ly, adverb.
in|ac´tive|ness, noun.
Synonym Study 1, 2 Inactive, Inert, dormant mean not in action or not showing activity. Inactive suggests inability or unwillingness to act: »

He is an inactive member of the club.

Inert suggests being difficult or impossible to set in action or motion: »

I dragged the inert, unconscious body from the water.

Dormant suggests a condition of sleep, sluggishness, or stupor: »

Some animals and plants are dormant during the winter.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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