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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. not producing an intended effect;
- Example: "an ineffective teacher"
- Example: "ineffective legislation"
[syn: ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual]

2. lacking in power or forcefulness;
- Example: "an ineffectual ruler"
- Example: "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"
[syn: ineffective, ineffectual, unable]

3. lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate;
- Example: "an ineffective administration"
- Example: "inefficient workers"
[syn: ineffective, inefficient]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ineffective \In`ef*fect"ive\, a. [Pref. in- not + effective: cf.
   F. ineffectif.]
   Not effective; not having the desired effect; ineffectual;
   futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal; an
   ineffective herbal remedy.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]

         The word of God, without the spirit, [is] a dead and
         ineffective letter.                      --Jer. Taylor.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ineffective
    adj 1: not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective
           teacher"; "ineffective legislation" [syn: ineffective,
           uneffective, ineffectual] [ant: effective,
           effectual, efficacious]
    2: lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler";
       "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes" [syn: ineffective,
       ineffectual, unable]
    3: lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively;
       inadequate; "an ineffective administration"; "inefficient
       workers" [syn: ineffective, inefficient]