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UNEFFECTIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not producing an intended effect
Example:
ineffective legislation
Synonyms:
ineffective; ineffectual; uneffective
Classified under:
Similar:
toothless (lacking necessary force for effectiveness)
unproductive (not producing desired results)
Also:
idle (not in action or at work)
inefficacious (lacking the power to produce a desired effect)
inefficient (not producing desired results; wasteful)
powerless (lacking power)
useless (having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully)
Attribute:
effectiveness; effectivity; effectuality; effectualness (power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect)