noneffective

[non-i-fek-tiv]

adjective

1. not effective.

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

noun

1. a noneffective person.

noneffective

/ ˌnɒnɪˈfɛktɪv /

adjective

1. not effective

2. unfit for or incapable of active military service

noun

1. military a noneffective person

Word History and Origins

Origin of noneffective¹

First recorded in 1750–60; non- + effective

Example Sentences

“We foresee a real possibility that all currencies go digital, and competition eliminates all currencies from noneffective governments,” it said, channeling Casares’s arguments.

From New York Times

Few functional regulations  anything goes, a weak central government structure and often noneffective and failed states.

From Time

The whole noneffective charge, military and naval, can scarcely have exceeded ten thousand pounds a year.

From Project Gutenberg

The noneffective charge, which is now a heavy part of our public burdens, can hardly be said to have existed.

From Project Gutenberg