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ineffective
/ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv/
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What does ineffective mean?
adjective
- Not having the desired effect; ineffectual; otiose.
- Lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv/
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I fervently hoped that the new arbitration law would prohibit in Chicago forever more such brutal and ineffective methods of settling industrial disputes.
It was armed with forty-two pounders, and some cannon of smaller caliber, but all totally ineffective to reach the British ships in their chosen position.
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He never said a clever thing, but he had a vein of brutal sarcasm which was not ineffective, and he always said exactly what he thought.
By spreading our efforts over too large a surface we inevitably weaken our force, hinder our progress, and acquire a habit of fitfulness and ineffective working.