Operative vs Inoperative - What's the difference?
operative | inoperative |
Effectual or important.
Functional, in working order.
Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.
* South
Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.
Based upon, or consisting of, a surgical operation or operations.
An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
A spy, secret agent, or detective.
A participant of an operation.
not working or functioning; either idle or broken
(legal) No longer legally binding
As adjectives the difference between operative and inoperative
is that operative is effectual or important while inoperative is not working or functioning; either idle or broken.As a noun operative
is an employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.operative
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He's usually in a good mood — the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster.
- an operative motive
- It holds in all operative principles.
- an operative dose, rule, or penalty
- operative surgery