
Noah Webster
Inoperative
INOP'ERATIVE, adjective [in and operative.] Not operative; not active; having no operation; producing no effect; as laws rendered inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies.
INOP'ERATIVE, adjective [in and operative.] Not operative; not active; having no operation; producing no effect; as laws rendered inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies.