inefficacious
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in·ef·fi·ca·cious
(ĭn-ĕf′ĭ-kā′shəs)adj.
Not capable of producing a desired effect or result; ineffective.
in·ef′fi·ca′cious·ly adv.
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inefficacious
(ˌɪnɛfɪˈkeɪʃəs)adj
failing to produce the desired effect
ˌineffiˈcaciously adv
inefficacy, ˌineffiˈcaciousness, inefficacity n
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Adj. | 1. | inefficacious - lacking the power to produce a desired effect; "laws that are inefficacious in stopping crime" ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective - not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation" efficacious - marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect; "written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers"-Aldous Huxley; "the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough" |
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inefficacious
adjectiveNot having the desired effect:
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inefficacious
adj → unwirksam, wirkungslos, ohne Wirkung; policy → erfolglos, fruchtlos
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