inactive

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As he could never endure what he calls the inactive chattering of the parlour--people sitting in front of one another with folded hands and nothing in motion except the tongue--he learnt the art of making laces; he used to carry his pillow about with him, or sat at his own door working like the women of the village, and chatting with the passers-by.

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  1. adjective Not active or tending to be active.
  2. adjective Not functioning or operating; out of use: inactive machinery.
  3. adjective Not being in continuous use or operation: an inactive brokerage account.
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  • The new FASB regulation proposes a two-step process for determining whether a given market is inactive, and whether the sale of an asset can be considered "distressed." —  Salon
  • Whereas some configurations are ET inactive, the wild-type complex exhibits the fastest recombination rate. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • But Yana said there are some member organizations that are now inactive, and she called on them to reactivate.
  • This is an AIR application and has a relatively large memory footprint even when inactive, according to Task Manager. —  Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
  • I feel pretty confident Henry will be inactive, as I don't think his special teams play is enough to justify a spot and White and Johnson will get the work at running back. —  MVN
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inert ·  sluggish ·  unable ·  dormant ·  passive ·  quiescent ·  torpid ·  apathetic ·  indifferent ·  unconcerned ·  lethargic ·  impotent
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  1. = French inactif = Spanish Portuguese inactivo, from Middle Latin inactivus, inactive, from Latin in- privative + activus, active: see active.
 

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/ɪnˈæktɪv/
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