inefficacy, n. 1. ineffectuality, ineffectualness, inefficaciousness; incapacity, inability, inadequacy, inefficiency, incompetence, ineptitude; uselessness, inutility, worthlessness, valuelessness, meritlessness, nu-gacity.
2. futility, bootlessness, fruitlessness, abortiveness, barrenness, sterility; unprofitableness, profitlessness, nonsuccess, failure, defeat.
3. weakness, feebleness, powerlessness, lameness, effeteness, impotence.
inefficient, adj. 1. incompetent, inept, inapt, unapt, unfit, unfitted, unqualified, unprepared, deficient; incapable, unable, lacking in ability or skill, not up or equal to; inefficacious, ineffectual, ineffective, impotent, unpowerful, weak. See - ineffectual.
2. slack, loose, lax; careless, remiss, derelict, negligent; haphazard, slipshod, sloppy.
inelastic, adj. 1. inflexible, unflexible, unbend-able, unpliant, irresilient, inductile, flaccid, flabby; stiff, rigid, hard, unyielding, unretractable; firm, tense, unmalleable, unlimber, Inf. stiff as a poker, Inf. out of condition.
2. unadaptable, unadjustable, unaccommodating, unresponsive, uncompliant, intolerant, stubborn, uncompromising; callous, tough, Inf. hard as nails, Inf. stiff as a ramrod, Inf. set in one's ways, old-fashioned, conservative, Inf. old-poopish, Inf. fossilized.
inelegant, adj. 1. unrefined, uncultivated, unpolished, uncultured, uncourtly, undignified, unfinished; barbarous, savage, common, plain, plebian; homely, homespun, homebred, down-home, countrified, unsophisticated.
2. awkward, clumsy, ungainly, graceless, ungraceful, gauche; crude, rude, coarse, vulgar, rough, uncouth, ill-bred.
3. stiff, formal, constrained, forced, labored; harsh, dry, bald, abrupt, halting.
4. turgid, tumid, inflated, bombastic, fustian; ponderous, affected, euphuistic, artificial, mannered.
ineligible, adj. 1. unqualified, unworthy of choice, undesirable, unworthwhile; unacceptable, totally unacceptable, Inf. out of the question, Inf. beyond the pale, legally disqualified; improper, inappropriate, unsuitable, not meet, unseemly.
2. unmarriageable, not nubile, not a proper suitor, Inf. unavailable, married, wed.
inept, adj. 1. unskilled, unskillful, untrained, inefficient, incompetent, ineffective, unproductive, inadequate, unfit; awkward, undextrous, maladroit, ungraceful, graceless, ungainly, bungling, oafish, un-mannered.
2. inappropriate, out of place, unseemly, unsuitable,, unfitting, improper, unmeet, out of keeping; inexpedient, impolitic, injudicious, unwise, imprudent, ill-advised; undesirable, unworthy, ineligible, inadmissable, unsatisfactory, objectionable, wrong.
3. absurd, foolish, silly, stupid, asinine, inane, imbecile, crazy, Inf. screwy; pointless, nonsensical, senseless, insensate, meaningless, amphigoric, farcical, ridiculous, ludicrous.
ineptitude, n. 1. inaptness, inaptitude, unfitness, incompetence, incompetency, inadequacy; awkwardness, gracelessness, ungainliness, unmannerliness, gau-cherie.
2. inappropriateness, unseemliness, unsuitability, unmeetness; inexpediency, impoliticness, injudiciousness, imprudence, imprudentness, imprudency; undesirability, unworthiness, ineligibility, inadmissibility, objectionability, wrongness.