undereffective
English
Etymology
under- + effective
Adjective
undereffective (comparative more undereffective, superlative most undereffective)
- Not effective enough.
- 2007 May 10, Joe Lapointe, “Yanks Work Through Problems to Get Back to .500”, in New York Times:
- The bullpen, overworked and undereffective in the first month, contributed three scoreless innings as five relief pitchers worked as if they were sprinters handing off a baton in a relay race.
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