Webster's Dictionary 1913

2404

Ineffaceable

In′ef‐face″a‐ble (?), a. [Pref. in- not + effaceable: cf. F. ineffaçable.] Incapable of being effaced; indelible; ineradicable.

2405

Ineffaceably

In′ef‐face″a‐bly, adv. So as not to be effaceable.

2406

Ineffectible

In′ef‐fect″i‐ble (?), a. Ineffectual; impracticable. Bp. Hall.

2407

Ineffective

In′ef‐fect″ive (?), a. [Pref. in- not + effective: cf. F. ineffectif.] Not effective; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal.The word of God, witho...

2408

Ineffectively

In′ef‐fect″ive‐ly, adv. In an ineffective manner; without effect; inefficiently; ineffectually.

2409

Ineffectiveness

In′ef‐fect″ive‐ness, n. Quality of being ineffective.

2410

Ineffectual

In′ef‐fec″tu‐al (?; 135), a. Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual attempt; an ineffectual expedien...

2411

Ineffectuality

In′ef‐fec′tu‐al″i‐ty (?), n. Ineffectualness.

2412

Ineffectually

In′ef‐fec″tu‐al‐ly, adv. Without effect; in vain.Hereford... had been besieged for about two months ineffectually by the Scots. Ludlow.

2413

Ineffectualness

In′ef‐fec″tu‐al‐ness, n. Want of effect, or of power to produce it; inefficacy.The ineffectualness of some men's devotion. Wake.

2414

Ineffervescence

In‐ef′fer‐ves″cence (?), n. Want of effervescence. Kirwan.

2415

Ineffervescent

In‐ef′fer‐ves″cent (?), a. Not effervescing, or not susceptible of effervescence; quiescent.

2416

Ineffervescibility

In‐ef′fer‐ves′ci‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality of being ineffervescible.

2417

Ineffervescible

In‐ef′fer‐ves″ci‐ble (?), a. Not capable or susceptible of effervescence.

2418

Inefficacious

In‐ef′fi‐ca″cious (?), a. [Pref. in- not + efficacious: cf. F. inefficace, L. inefficax.] Not efficacious; not having power to produce the effect desired; inadequate; incompeten...

2419

Inefficaciously

In‐ef′fi‐ca″cious‐ly, adv. Without efficacy or effect.

2420

Inefficaciousness

In‐ef′fi‐ca″cious‐ness, n. Want of effect, or of power to produce the effect; inefficacy.

2421

Inefficacy

In‐ef″fi‐ca‐cy (?), n. [L. inefficacia. See In- not, and Efficacy.] Want of power to produce the desired or proper effect; inefficiency; ineffectualness; futility; uselessness; ...

2422

Inefficiency

In′ef‐fi″cien‐cy (?), n. The quality of being inefficient; want of power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity; as, he was discharged from his posi...

2423

Inefficient

In′ef‐fi″cient (?), a. 1. Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures.2. Incapable of, or indisposed to, effect...

2424

Inefficiently

In′ef‐fi″cient‐ly, adv. In an inefficient manner.

2425

Inelaborate

In′e‐lab″o‐rate (?), a. [L. inelaboratus. See In- not, and Elaborate.] Not elaborate; not wrought with care; unpolished; crude; unfinished.

2426

Inelastic

In′e‐las″tic (?), a. Not elastic.

2427

Inelasticity

In′e‐las‐tic″i‐ty (?), n. Want of elasticity.

2428

Inelegance

{ In‐el″e‐gance (?), In‐el″e‐gan‐cy (?), } n.; pl.Inelegances (#), Inelegancies (#). [L. inelegantia: cf. F. inélégance.]1. The quality of being inelegant; want of elegance or g...

2429

Inelegant

In‐el″e‐gant (?), a. [L. inelegans: cf. F. inélégant. See In- not, and Elegant.] Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave, or ornament; wanting in anything wh...

2430

Inelegantly

In‐el″e‐gant‐ly, adv. In an inelegant manner.