Unoperating
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Not in operation. not-comparable
"They were lured inside the "playhouse" with their favorite animated cartoons. Then the door was shut, ending the movie and leaving the child in the silent, black confinement of a simulated, unoperating refrigerator. The results were sometimes ominous. Many of the 2- and 3-year-old children made no escape attempt at all."
Example
More examples"They were lured inside the "playhouse" with their favorite animated cartoons. Then the door was shut, ending the movie and leaving the child in the silent, black confinement of a simulated, unoperating refrigerator. The results were sometimes ominous. Many of the 2- and 3-year-old children made no escape attempt at all."
Etymology
From un- + operating.
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