Inoperable vs. Inoperative — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Inoperable and Inoperative
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Inoperable
Not functioning; inoperative.
Inoperative
Not working or functioning.
Inoperable
Unsuitable for a surgical procedure
An inoperable tumor.
Inoperative
No longer in force; countermanded
Declared the previous instructions inoperative.
Inoperable
(surgery) Incapable of being successfully operated on.
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Inoperative
Not working or functioning; either idle or broken.
Inoperable
Incapable of operation or function; inoperative.
Inoperative
(legal) No longer legally binding.
Inoperable
Not able to perform its normal function
Inoperative
Not operative; not active; producing no effects; as, laws renderd inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies or processes.
Inoperable
Not suitable for surgery;
Metastasis has rendered the tumor inoperable
Inoperative
Not operating;
An inoperative law
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