D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Ineffective

/ĭnˌ-ĭf-ĕk'-tĭv/ · In·ef·fect·ive · IPA /ˌɪn.əˈfek.tɪv/
01 a. Not effective; not having the desired effect; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal; an ineffective herbal remedy.
  1. 1.
    Not effective; not having the desired effect; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal; an ineffective herbal remedy.
    “The word of God, without the spirit, [is] a dead and ineffective letter.” Jer. Taylor.