unactive

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ active.

Adjective

unactive (comparative more unactive, superlative most unactive)

1. Not active; inactive.
   • 1667, John Milton, “Book IV”, in Paradise Lost, lines 618–622:

     Man hath his daily work of body or mind
     Appointed, which declares his dignity,
     And the regard of heav'n on all his ways;
     While other animals unactive range,
     And of their doings God takes no account.

Synonyms

• abeyant, dormant, latent; see also Thesaurus:inactive

Derived terms

• unactively