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in⋅ef⋅fec⋅tive

[in-i-fek-tiv]
–adjective
1. not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
2. inefficient or incompetent; incapable: an ineffective manager.
3. lacking in artistic effect, as a literary work, theatrical production, or painting.

Origin:
1645–55; in- 3 + effective


in⋅ef⋅fec⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
in⋅ef⋅fec⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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