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  • adjective Not active; inactive; inert.

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Examples

  • He is, we all believe, a nonactive gay man and has obvious crushes on the hotter young men in the class.

    Late, Late at Night Rick Springfield 2010

  • He is, we all believe, a nonactive gay man and has obvious crushes on the hotter young men in the class.

    Late, Late at Night Rick Springfield 2010

  • He is, we all believe, a nonactive gay man and has obvious crushes on the hotter young men in the class.

    Late, Late at Night Rick Springfield 2010

  • One middle school teacher uses the digital recorder in the phone to proofread and write papers -- and has 4-5 nonactive cell phones for kids to use who don't have one -- the recorder still works and REALLY helps the kids see their writing errors.

    Archive 2009-03-01 2009

  • One middle school teacher uses the digital recorder in the phone to proofread and write papers -- and has 4-5 nonactive cell phones for kids to use who don't have one -- the recorder still works and REALLY helps the kids see their writing errors.

    Making the Case for Cell Phones in Schools 2009

  • Such active ingredients are more likely to create severe reactions than nonactive ingredients.

    FDA Joins Pilot Program 2008

  • Such active ingredients are more likely to create severe reactions than nonactive ingredients.

    FDA to Team With Australia, 2008

  • In Ndaleni township, a gang attacked the home of Mandla Nxumalo, 41, described by one neighbor as a "" nonactive '' member of the ANC.

    No End Of Hate 2008

  • Can closing nonactive cards harm your credit score?

    Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 9/30/08 2008

  • Being relegated to nonactive roles stung on a day where she'd taken a few too many hits.

    Strategic Engagement Mann, Catherine 2003

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