adjective
- not working or functioning; broken down
- having no effect or force; not in effect
Usage: legal; formal
Examples
- The elevator has been inoperative for three days.
- Several streetlights were inoperative after the storm.
- The old contract became inoperative when the new one was signed.
- The safety system was completely inoperative during the accident.
- That clause in the agreement is now inoperative.
- The machine remained inoperative despite multiple repair attempts.