unactive
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
unactive (comparative more unactive, superlative most unactive)
- Not active; inactive.
- 1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost, lines 618–622:
- Man hath his daily work of body or mind / Appointed, which declares his dignity, / And the regard of heav'n on all his ways; / While other animals unactive range, / And of their doings God takes no account.
Synonyms edit
- abeyant, dormant, latent; see also Thesaurus:inactive