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Profitless vs Inoperative - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between profitless and inoperative

is that profitless is not yielding profit while inoperative is not working or functioning; either idle or broken.

profitless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • not yielding profit
  • * 1600 , Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing , [http://books.google.com/books?id=2Bs-AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA85&lpg=PA85&dq=profitless+shakespeare+much+ado+about+nothing&source=bl&ots=v6uUj5WO9y&sig=S9PwJ9Pr2ZPnHLa19vMJ3-cWXkg&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TGl1UO_rCuGSyQHY5ICADg&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=profitless%20shakespeare%20much%20ado%20about%20nothing&f=false]:
    • I pray thee, cease thy counsel,
    Which falls into mine ears as profitless
    As water in a sieve...

    inoperative

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • not working or functioning; either idle or broken
  • (legal) No longer legally binding