Word: unoperative
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: un
op
er
a
tive
Definition: obsolete form of inoperative; not working or taking effect
Morphemes:
Affix: un-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: absent; lacking; not; negative
Affix: operate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: operātus
Language: la
Decoded: operatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: worked, laboured, toiled
Affix: -ive
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of the nature of, tending to, or serving to; as: affirmative, active, conclusive, corrective, diminutive.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ivus
Language: la
Decoded: -ivus
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Adjective suffix.