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Etymology edit

un- +‎ operative

Adjective edit

unoperative (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete form of inoperative.
    • 1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, 6th edition, volumes (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: [] J[ames] Bettenham, for Jonah Bowyer, [], published 1727, →OCLC:
      an idle unoperative Complacency