English words starting with inef

Meanings of Ineffable:

adjective

Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.

Usage examples:

The ineffable mysteries of the soul

Meanings of Ineffably:

adverb

In a way that causes so much emotion, especially pleasure, that it cannot be described

Usage examples:

His music is ineffably beautiful., his voice was so ineffably sad that my eyes filled with tears.

Meanings of Ineffaceable:

adjective

Unable to be erased or forgotten.

Usage examples:

The experience made an ineffaceable impression on his mind

Meanings of Ineffective:

adjective

Not producing any significant or desired effect.

Usage examples:

The legal sanctions against oil spills are virtually ineffective

Meanings of Ineffectively:

adverb

In a way that does not produce the effects or results that are wanted

Usage examples:

The government is dealing ineffectively with these economic problems., a crack in the plane's wing …

Meanings of Ineffectiveness:

noun

The quality of not producing any significant or desired effect.

Usage examples:

The report highlighted the ineffectiveness of sanctions

Meanings of Ineffectual:

adjective

Not producing any significant or desired effect.

Usage examples:

An ineffectual campaign

Meanings of Ineffectually:

adverb

In a way that does not produce good results

Usage examples:

She tried ineffectually to encourage him to eat., at one camp there are hundreds of huts, ineffectu…

Meanings of Inefficacious:

adjective

Not producing the desired effect.

Usage examples:

Social conventions honed over thousands of years were suddenly inefficacious

Meanings of Inefficacy:

noun

Failure to produce the desired effect.

Usage examples:

Doctors were lampooned for the inefficacy of their cures

Meanings of Inefficiencies:

noun

The state of not achieving maximum productivity; failure to make the best use of time or resources.

Usage examples:

The idea is to eliminate inefficiency, creating a seamless manufacturing process

Meanings of Inefficiency:

noun

The state of not achieving maximum productivity; failure to make the best use of time or resources.

Usage examples:

The idea is to eliminate inefficiency, creating a seamless manufacturing process

Meanings of Inefficient:

adjective

Not achieving maximum productivity; wasting or failing to make the best use of time or resources.

Usage examples:

Inefficient transport systems

Not producing desired results; wasteful

Meanings of Inefficiently:

adverb

In a way that is not well organized or skilled and wastes time, energy, money, etc.

Usage examples:

The hotel is inefficiently run., when wood burns inefficiently, it creates smoke.