English edit

Etymology edit

under- +‎ effective

Adjective edit

undereffective (comparative more undereffective, superlative most undereffective)

  1. Not effective enough.
    • 2007 May 10, Joe Lapointe, “Yanks Work Through Problems to Get Back to .500”, in New York Times[1]:
      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.