All 6 Uses of
inert
in
The Power and the Glory by Cooke
- At the porch edge he strove to recover himself, failed, and with a short, coughing groan, pitched down the steps and lay, an inert mass, at their foot.†
Chpt 12 *
- Inert, slow, he had one qualification for his position: he could choose an assistant, or delegate authority with good judgment; and he found in Johnnie Consadine an adjutant so reliable, so apt, and of such ability, that he continually pushed more work upon her, if pay and honours did not always follow in adequate measure.†
Chpt 13
- Laurella lay all day and far into the night on her pallet of quilts before the big fire in the front room, spent, inert, staring at the ceiling, entertaining God knows what guests of terror and remorse.†
Chpt 16
- The child hung on the slowly moving belt, inert, a tiny rag of life, with her mop of tangled yellow curls, her white, little face, its blue eyes closed.†
Chpt 17
- "I don't think so, honey," roared the old man stoutly, guarding Gray's inert body with his arm.†
Chpt 24
- Gray could not help her—out of the side of her eye she could see where he lay inert and senseless in Passmore's hold.†
Chpt 24
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)