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inert

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inert in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive
    "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"
    inert  indifferent  neutral 
  2. slow and apathetic
    "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
    inert  sluggish  soggy  torpid 
  3. unable to move or resist motion
    inert 
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