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Inactive

INAC'TIVE, a. [in and active.] Not active; inert; having no power to move. Matter is, per se, inactive. 1. Not active; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle. Also, habitually idle; indolent; sluggish; as...

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INAC'TIVE, a. [in and active.] Not active; inert; having no power to move. Matter is, per se, inactive.

1. Not active; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle. Also, habitually idle; indolent; sluggish; as an inactive officer.

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