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ineffective
- /ˌɪn.ɪˈfɛk.tɪv/
- /ˌɪn.əˈfɛk.tɪv/
- /ˌɪn.əˈfek.tɪv/ Australia
Rhymes with -ɛktɪv
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Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-bor.
Middle English in-
English in-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs
Proto-Italic *eks
Latin ex
Latin ex-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti
Proto-Italic *θakjō
Proto-Italic *fakjō
Latin faciō
Latin efficiō
Proto-Indo-European *-wós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.
Latin -īvus
Latin effectīvusbor.
French effectifder.
English effective
English ineffective
From in- + effective.
adjective more ineffective · most ineffective
- Not having the desired effect; ineffectual; otiose.
- Lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate. Fire ants circumvented the problem of an ineffective sting by having an unusual and highly effective venom that when daubed or sprayed on other ants penetrates their waxy protective integumental barrier and kills or disables them.
