ineffective
adjective
not effective; not producing results; ineffectual.
ineffectively
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a word derived from
ineffective.
Example Sentences
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Cycles of great-power rivalry, where leading states grasped ineffectively for hegemony, shaped the emergence of both dynastic empires and modern nations while testing statesmen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
Well, Kirby is the exact opposite — at times, he’s become ineffectively in command.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
It has long been used medicinally — effectively and ineffectively — and to this day, the compounds found in chiles are used to treat pain.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2022
But that first system, named Wilson, bobbed ineffectively alongside the garbage until it ultimately broke.
From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2021
The crow was sitting on the fence, pecking ineffectively at the string with his bill, cawing softly to himself, a miserable sound.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
