GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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    Ineffective (?), 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”.

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

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