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# ineffective

«ineffective» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not working well or not giving the result you want: an…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

1) Not working well or not giving the result you want: an ineffective medicine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ineffective/#m1)

2) Not able to do a job well: an ineffective leader. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ineffective/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science an ineffective method does not change the result; in everyday life an ineffective umbrella still lets you get wet. Phrases: «ineffective against», «prove ineffective», «largely ineffective».

### examples

- The cream was ineffective against the bites. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ineffective/#x1)
- Shouting is an ineffective way to make friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ineffective/#x2)
- The old lock was ineffective, so someone got in. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ineffective/#x3)
- The test showed the plant food was ineffective. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ineffective/#x4)
- The team had an ineffective defence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ineffective/#x5)
- Antibiotics are ineffective against colds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ineffective/#x6)

### note

Prefix in- = not: ineffective = not effective. Trap: «effective» (works well) vs «affective» (to do with feelings). Noun: ineffectiveness.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ineffective» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/ineffective/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.