Inert Definition
inert
adjective
- unable to move or resist motion
- having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction"
- slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"
Words that rhyme with inert
Usage tips for "inert"
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