inert
adjective/ɪˈnɜːt/
/ɪˈnɜːrt/
- (formal) without power to move or act
- He lay inert with half-closed eyes.
- The president has to operate within an inert political system.
Extra Examples- I felt sleepy and inert.
- They dragged the inert body out of the river.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- become
- …
- completely
- relatively
- biologically
- …
- (chemistry) without active chemical or other properties (= characteristics)
- chemically inert radioactive waste
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- remain
- become
- …
- completely
- relatively
- biologically
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin iners, inert- ‘unskilled, inactive’, from in- (expressing negation) + ars, art- ‘skill, art’.
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