ineffective
adjEtymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *ən- 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 ef- 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.
- derived from effective English ineffective From in- + effective
- derived from effectifder
- derived from -īvus Latin effectīvusbor
Definitions
Not having the desired effect
Not having the desired effect; ineffectual; otiose.
Lacking in ability
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.
- Their use was “impermissible not because it is unwise or ineffective, but because [federal law]^([sic]) does not allow it”, the decision explained.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at ineffective. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at ineffective. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at ineffective
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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