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inert (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: iners 'unskilled, doing nothing', from ars 'skill, art']
technical not producing a chemical reaction when combined with other substances
::inert gases
literary not moving, or not having the strength or power to move
::He lay, inert, in his bed.
not willing to do anything
::The government was perceived to be inert and inefficient.
-- inertness n [U]