ineffective

[ in-i-fek-tiv ]

/ ˌɪn ɪˈfɛk tɪv /

not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.

inefficient or incompetent; incapable: an ineffective manager.

lacking in artistic effect, as a literary work, theatrical production, or painting.

Origin of ineffective

First recorded in 1645–55; in-³ + effective

in·ef·fec·tive·ly, adverb in·ef·fec·tive·ness, noun

But inefficiency and ineffectiveness are not its only evils.

Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans |Philip K. Howard |December 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Conservatives in this country will undoubtedly pile on the United Nations for its ineffectiveness.

Syrian Crisis Won’t Be Resolved With the Tactics Used in Libya |P.J. Crowley |August 4, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The American police are generally admitted to be open with special frequency to the charge of ineffectiveness and venality.

The Task of Social Hygiene |Havelock Ellis
The worst feature of the experiment was its ineffectiveness.

Jefferson and his Colleagues |Allen Johnson

In the diagram, Fig. 108, the ineffectiveness of the thrust is shown at those points.

Motors |James Slough Zerbe
Here, I think, is where much of the ineffectiveness of courses in argument is to be found.

The Making of Arguments |J. H. Gardiner
Here he became pitiful in his ineffectiveness, and Clytie had at last to admit that he would never be the elocutionist Allan was.

The Seeker |Harry Leon Wilson

ineffective

/ (ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv) /

having no effect

incompetent or inefficient

ineffectively, adverb ineffectiveness, noun