ineffective
adjective
not effective; not producing results; ineffectual.
ineffectiveness
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a word derived from
ineffective.
Example Sentences
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His tuberculosis, which before it killed him at age 40 led to rest “cures” at sanatoriums notable chiefly for their ineffectiveness?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
His double-talk and verbal whiplash were stunning in its ineffectiveness, and instead of paving a way forward, left a trail of smoke.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2025
Zoom school is an option that several fire-damaged schools in Pasadena and Altadena have eschewed, citing students’ lack of interest in online learning, its ineffectiveness, and other factors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
Much was made of the ineffectiveness of domestic cricket.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024
McKissick also defended the phrase, terming it an inevitable response to the “dashed hopes and mangled dreams of a people and a result of the ineffectiveness of the nonviolent movement.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
