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Thesaurus: ineffective

Not effective; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal.

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  1. a. Not effective; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal.
  2. adj. not producing an intended effect
  3. adj. lacking in power or forcefulness
  4. adj. lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
  5. Not word/effective">effective; word/ineffectual">ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal. The word of God, without the spirit, [is] a dead and ineffective letter. Jer. Taylor.
  6. Not word/effective">effective; word/ineffectual">ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as,an ineffective appeal.The word of God, without the spirit, [is] a dead and ineffectiveletter. Jer. Taylor.
  7. j:100 a. not producing an intended effect s. lacking in power or forcefulness s. lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate