Ineffective
Ineffective adjective - Not producing the desired result.
Thin and ineffective are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thin" instead an adjective "Ineffective".
Thin
Thin adjective - Having a noticeably small amount of body fat.
Ineffective and thin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ineffective" instead an adjective "Thin".
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The Film Contains Examples of the following Tropes: Absurdly Ineffective Barricade: A thin wooden screen-door in the RV, and it's hilarious.
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Tropes found in this game: Absurdly Ineffective Barricade: The Prescott barn is kept locked on the outside, but the side door is blocked only by two thin sheets of rusted metal that Max easily moves.
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This one is completely ineffective thanks to his Paper-Thin Disguise, and by the end of the series his identity as Char is essentially an Open Secret amongst the members of the AEUG and the enemy forces' leaders.
Source: Second Super-Identity
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