Both Uses of
inert
in
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- It is certain that if the soul had not already quitted this inert, sluggish, lethargic body, it had at least retreated and concealed itself in depths whither the perceptions of the exterior organs no longer penetrated.†
Chpt 1.6.3
- The unfortunate girl felt herself so utterly abandoned by God and men, that her head fell upon her breast like an inert thing which has no power in itself.†
Chpt 2.8.2 *
Definition:
unmoving, inactive, or unable to move
or:
slow, lethargic, or without interest
or (in chemistry/medicine):
chemically inactive (not having an effect)
or:
slow, lethargic, or without interest
or (in chemistry/medicine):
chemically inactive (not having an effect)