Ineffective

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  • adjective. Not producing an intended effect; ineffectual.
  • adjective. Inadequate; incompetent.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not effective; not producing any effect, or the effect desired; wanting effective energy or operation; inefficient; impotent: as, ineffective efforts; an ineffective blow.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Not effective; not having the desired effect; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. not having the desired effect; ineffectual
  • adjective. lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. not producing an intended effect
  • adjective. lacking in power or forcefulness
  • adjective. lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
  • Word Usage
    "And because those weapons are so ineffective, we’ll use your neighbourhood as a testing ground…..ineffective as they are, you’ll probably survive……."
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