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inefficace

ineffective

adjective ee-neh-fee-KAS Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

inefficient

Usage Note

Inefficace is invariable in gender — the same form serves masculine and feminine (un remède inefficace, une méthode inefficace). The noun form is l'inefficacité. It is stronger than peu efficace and implies a complete failure to produce results.

Examples

"Ce traitement s'est révélé inefficace."

Natural Translation

This treatment turned out to be ineffective.

Literal Translation

This treatment itself-revealed ineffective.

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