Word: operative
Phonetic:
/ˈɒpəɹətɪv/Listen:
An employee or other worker with some particular function or skill.
A spy, secret agent, or detective.
A participant in an operation.
Effectual or important. Example: 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. Example: an operative motive
Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious. Example: an operative dose, rule, or penalty
Based upon, or consisting of, a surgical operation or operations. Example: operative surgery
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