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noneffective

American

[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.

noneffective British

/ ˌnɒnɪˈfɛktɪv /

adjective

not effective
unfit for or incapable of active military service

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noun

military a noneffective person

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Etymology

Origin of noneffective

First recorded in 1750–60; non- + effective

Example Sentences

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

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

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

From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron

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