Inert /(?)/

In·ert

Inert

a.
  1. Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active resistance to motion; as, matter is inert.
  2. Indisposed to move or act; very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive; indolent; lifeless.
    The inert and desponding party of the court.
    It present becomes extravagant, then imbecile, and at length utterly inert.
  3. Not having or manifesting active properties; not affecting other substances when brought in contact with them; powerless for an expected or desired effect; as, the noble gases are chemically inert.
    Even the favored isles . . . Can boast but little virtue; and, inert Through plenty, lose in morals what they gain In manners -- victims of luxurious ease.
    Doomed to lose four months in inactive obscurity.
    Sluggish Idleness, the nurse of sin, Upon a slothful ass he chose to ride.