INAC'TIVE, adjective [in and active.] Not active; inert; having no power to move. Matter is, per se, inactive 1. Not active; not diligent or industrious; not busy; idle. Also, habitually idle; indolent; sluggish; as an inactive officer.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI