Inert (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive; "inert matter"; "an indifferent chemical in a reaction".
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Meaning 2
Slow and apathetic; "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age".
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Meaning 3
Unable to move or resist motion.
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Examples
- The patient lay inert on the hospital bed, unable to move or respond to stimuli.
- The victim of the car accident was found inert on the pavement, suffering from severe head trauma.
- After a few hours of exposure to the anesthesia, the dog became inert, unable to react to its surroundings.
- The boxer was knocked out in the first round, falling inert to the canvas, unable to continue the fight.
- The bystander rushed to the aid of the swimmer who had been pulled from the water, inert and barely breathing.