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

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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