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noneffective
[ non-i-fek-tiv ]
/ ˌnɒn ɪˈfɛk tɪv /
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adjective
not effective.
not fit for duty or active service, as a soldier or sailor.
noun
a noneffective person.
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Words nearby noneffective
nondrinker, nondrip, nondurable, none, noneconomic, noneffective, nonego, nonelected, nonempty, nonentity, none of one's business
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How to use noneffective in a sentence
The noneffective charge, which is now a heavy part of our public burdens, can hardly be said to have existed.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington MacaulayThe whole noneffective charge, military and naval, can scarcely have exceeded ten thousand pounds a year.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for noneffective
noneffective
/ (ˌnɒnɪˈfɛktɪv) mainly US /
adjective
not effective
unfit for or incapable of active military service
noun
military a noneffective person
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