Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an ineffective manner; without effect; weakly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an ineffective manner; without effect; inefficiently; ineffectually.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In an
ineffective manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in an ineffective manner
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Examples
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Clinton used in ineffectively, but nevertheless used it several times.
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If only the bloggers whose words seem so compelling were the ones sending us e-mail: 34 percent of workers surveyed by Information Mapping, Inc. reported wasting thirty to sixty minutes a day trying to interpret "ineffectively" written messages.
Primary Sources 2006
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Even more interesting, and perhaps more motivating to those teachers among us, is the fact that 34% of workers surveyed in another study reported wasting 30-60 minutes per day trying to interpret "ineffectively" written email messages.
Snippets 2006
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Even more interesting, and perhaps more motivating to those teachers among us, is the fact that 34% of workers surveyed in another study reported wasting 30-60 minutes per day trying to interpret "ineffectively" written email messages.
Archive 2006-01-01 2006
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If only the bloggers whose words seem so compelling were the ones sending us e-mail: 34 percent of workers surveyed by Information Mapping, Inc. reported wasting thirty to sixty minutes a day trying to interpret "ineffectively" written messages.
Primary Sources 2006
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If not, I fail to see the reason why we should educate our children 'ineffectively'.
Malaysiakini 2009
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Justice Marshall explained exactly this problem in his dissent in Strickland: It is often very difficult to tell whether a defendant convicted after a trial in which he was ineffectively represented would have fared better if his lawyer had been competent.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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He's also increased the uncertainty inherent in an already dysfunctional and perverse tax code, added trillions to our national debt, spent taxpayer money ineffectively and inefficiently, tried to micromanage the economy, and acted as an incompetent venture capitalist by investing in "green jobs" and high-speed rail.
A Jobs Bill That Boggles the Mind Harvey Golub 2011
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"Because they're doled out blindly, the state is spending a lot of money ineffectively and rewarding districts for paying their teachers more," said Mr. Janowski, who conducted his own study on teacher pensions.
Teachers' Pension Gap At Issue in Connecticut Shelly Banjo 2011
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My hands batted ineffectively at his shoulders as my skin tore like paper under his mouth.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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