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adj
Not requiring or involving a medical operation or surgery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: nonsurgical, medical[Appendix:Glossary
Antonyms: operative, surgical
adj
Not operative, not operational; inoperative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: nonfunctional, nonfunctioning
Antonyms: none provided
noun
One who is not an operative (“employee or worker”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From non- + operative.
