| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Without effect or advantage; useless; bootless.[Websters]
2. Being ineffective, inefficient, inefficacious, inoperative or feckless. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being futile, ineffectual, bootless, fruitless or useless. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb effectlessly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (effectlessly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective effectless.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EFFECTLESS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1590. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EFFECTLESS
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Without effect; without advantage; useless.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] Having no effect or advantage. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
