ineffective
[in-i-fek-tiv]
adjective
not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
inefficient or incompetent; incapable: an ineffective manager.
lacking in artistic effect, as a literary work, theatrical production, or painting.
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Origin of ineffective
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Examples from the Web for ineffectively
Contemporary Examples of ineffectively
The double standard of sexualization is hypocritical at best and ineffectively vindictive at worse.
Historical Examples of ineffectively
The intrigue is wearisome: its involutions are ineffectively puzzling.
The Comedies of William CongreveWilliam Congreve
He answered dismally and ineffectively: "We'll have to go on pretending to be—just friends."
Excuse Me!Rupert Hughes
I wanted to tell it, howsoever poorly and ineffectively it was done.
The White PeopleFrances Hodgson Burnett
He hurried after the boy and caught him fiercely if ineffectively by the arm.
The Wishing MoonLouise Elizabeth Dutton
Here have I been ineffectively trying to waken the fellow for the past hour.
Mr. ProhackE. Arnold Bennett
ineffective
adjective
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