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Definition of: inactive
(in·ak′tiv) adjective
1. Characterized by inaction; not making special exertion or effort.
2. Marked by absence of effort or desire for action; indolent.
3. Without power to act.
4. Physics Having no effect or action upon polarized light. See synonyms under IDLE, PASSIVE, SLOW.
—in·ac′tive·ly adverb
—in·ac·tiv·i·ty (in′ak·tiv′ə·tē), in·ac′tive·ness noun
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