nonoperative adjective 2noun 1forms 1 adjective2 •Not operative, not operational; inoperative.The historical cost of the property which was estimated to become nonoperative was set forth by the Commission's engineers, in Application No. 4440, as $36,278. — 1921 •Not requiring or involving a medical operation or surgery. noun1 •One who is not an operative (“employee or worker”).Practically 50 per cent of the female operatives are found in the two groups aged 15 to 19 and 20 to 24 years, while only 18.2 per cent of the female nonoperatives are found in these age groups. — 1916 formsnonoperatives
