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noneffective

American  
[non-i-fek-tiv] / ˌnɒn ɪˈfɛk tɪv /

adjective

  1. not effective.

  2. not fit for duty or active service, as a soldier or sailor.

noun

  1. a noneffective person.

noneffective British  
/ ˌnɒnɪˈfɛktɪv /

adjective

  1. not effective

  2. unfit for or incapable of active military service

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. military a noneffective person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of noneffective

First recorded in 1750–60; non- + effective

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