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ineffective

[in-i-fek-tiv] / ˌɪn ɪˈfɛk tɪv /


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Although he comes across as lethally ineffective—desperation is not the way to please an audience—the movie positions his act as a hit.

From The Wall Street Journal

I proclaimed, embarking on a brief and ineffective cane mutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal

But if work is not great—if it isn’t fulfilling and helping workers thrive—then the HR department seems ineffective in many corporations.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prof Taylor says sentences of less than 12 months are "really ineffective and most people come out worse than they went in".

From BBC

Victor dextrously explores how difficult it is to build trust once it’s lost, and why isolation is an appealing but ultimately ineffective coping tactic in the face of hardship.

From Salon