Inactive vs Uncommonly - What's the difference?
inactive | uncommonly |
Not active, temporarily or permanently
Not functioning or operating; broken down
Retired from duty or service
(chemistry) Relatively inert
(physics) Showing no optical activity in polarized light
To an uncommon degree; unusually or extremely.
* 2012 , Jeannie Lin, My Fair Concubine (page 12)
Not often; on rare occasions.
As a verb inactive
is .As an adjective inactive
is inactivated.As an adverb uncommonly is
to an uncommon degree; unusually or extremely.inactive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The volcano is inactive , but is only dormant.
- The photocopier is inactive pending repair.
- Admiral Jones is now on the inactive list.
- Aluminium is inactive towards water.
- Synthetic glycine is optically inactive as it contains equal amounts of the d- and l- form.
Derived terms
* inactively * inactivitySynonyms
* (not active) dull, dormant * (not functioning or operating) idleAntonyms
* (not active) activeuncommonly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)- For a gentleman, he was uncommonly rude, but she supposed wearing silk and jade gave him that privilege.
- Not uncommonly , I find that I have arrived too late to catch my train.