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UK
/ɪnɪfˈɛktɪv/
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[ US /ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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not producing an intended effect
an ineffective teacher
ineffective legislation -
lacking in power or forcefulness
an ineffectual ruler
like an unable phoenix in hot ashes -
lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
inefficient workers
an ineffective administration
How To Use ineffective In A Sentence
- An American family of eight has gone missing while driving from Michigan to Alaska and police believe they may be somewhere in northern B.C. Several families with loved ones who are mentally ill are speaking out about what they call a decrepit, overcrowded, ineffective psychiatric facility at Vancouver General Hospital. CBC | Top Stories News
- Locked into declining industries and a shrinking public sector, unions have become ineffective. Times, Sunday Times
- The unions had almost no influence on the factory floor and were ineffective in collective bargaining.
- Burying one's head in the sand is an equally ineffective tactic. Global Warming, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
- It is sad that there are ineffective ministers and somnolent bureaucracy giving the people a raw deal.
- During states of ineffective arterial volume, local production of vasodilatory prostanoids and kinins in the kidney offsets the decrease in renal blood flow and helps maintain the glomerular filtration rate.
- An ineffective flu jab given to millions of elderly people last year has been blamed for a record number of deaths over the winter. Times, Sunday Times
- It was a broken economy, rampant inflation, ineffective industry, overdominant trade unions and high taxes. The Sun
- In reality, the country's ivory controls are ineffective and riddled with corruption. Times, Sunday Times
- Their cannonade, although impressive, was quite ineffective.