noneffective

[ non-i-fek-tiv ]

/ ˌnɒn ɪˈfɛk tɪv /

adjective

not effective.

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

noun

a noneffective person.

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Origin of noneffective

First recorded in 1750–60; non- + effective

Words nearby noneffective

none the wiser, none the worse for, none too, none-so-pretty, noneconomic, noneffective, nonego, nonelected, nonelectrolyte, nonempty, nonentity

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Example sentences from the Web for noneffective

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 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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