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| 1. | [ adjective ] unable to move or resist motion | |
| Related terms: | nonmoving | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (chemistry) having only a limited ability to react chemically; not active | |
| Synonyms: | neutral indifferent | |
| Examples: | "inert matter" "an indifferent chemical in a reaction" |
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| Related terms: | chemistry unreactive | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] slow and apathetic | |
| Synonyms: | torpid sluggish | |
| Examples: | "she was fat and inert" "a sluggish worker" "a mind grown torpid in old age" |
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| Related terms: | inactive | |
| Similar spelling: |
inertia inertial inherit inured inroad in_order |
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