operative
Collocations
4(adj.)
VERBS
be | become | remain
ADV
fully
The emergency medical team was fully operative and ready to respond to any crisis.
Definitions
adj
Effectual or important.
He's usually in a good mood — the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster.
Functional, in working order.
Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects.
an operative motive
It holds in all operative principles.
Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious.
an operative dose, rule, or penalty
Based upon, or consisting of, a surgical operation or operations.
operative surgery
noun
An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
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.
A spy, secret agent, or detective.
A participant in an operation.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
adjective — relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6He's usually in a good mood — the operative word there being "usually". Today was a disaster.
Wiktionaryan operative motive
WiktionaryIt holds in all operative principles.
WiktionaryPractically 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.
WiktionaryAn undercover operative infiltrated the organization.
Tatoeba · #671670Sami was an undercover police operative.
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