All 3 Uses of
inert
in
The War of the Worlds
- Even within the five-mile circle the great majority of people were inert.†
Chpt 1.8 *
- London, which had gone to bed on Sunday night oblivious and inert, was awakened, in the small hours of Monday morning, to a vivid sense of danger.†
Chpt 1.14
- The contrast between the swift and complex movements of these contrivances and the inert panting clumsiness of their masters was acute, and for days I had to tell myself repeatedly that these latter were indeed the living of the two things.†
Chpt 2.3
Definition:
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(inert) unmoving, inactive, or unable to move
or:
slow, lethargic, or without interest
or (in chemistry/medicine):
chemically inactive (not having an effect)