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ineffective collapse: lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate; "an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers"; not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"; lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"

power of attorney collapse: a legal instrument authorizing someone to act as the grantor's agent

stillborn collapse: (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn; "a stillborn baby"

errand collapse: a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

lame collapse: a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress"

legation collapse: the post or office of legate; a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister

brevet collapse: a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay); promote somebody by brevet, in the military

orderly collapse: a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients; a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general's uniform"; devoid of violence or disruption; "an orderly crowd confronted the president"; not haphazard; "a series of orderly actions at regular hours"; marked by or adhering to method or system; "a clean orderly man"; "an orderly mind"; "an orderly desk"

pointless collapse: lacking import; "a pointless remark"; "a life essentially purposeless"; "senseless violence"; not having a point especially a sharp point; "my pencils are all pointless"

steward collapse: someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else; an attendant on an airplane; the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements

attendant collapse: a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"; someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

meaningless collapse: having no meaning or direction or purpose; "a meaningless endeavor"; "a meaningless life"; "a verbose but meaningless explanation"

fond collapse: absurd or silly because unlikely; "fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies"

sterile collapse: deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing"; incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple"

inadequate collapse: (sometimes followed by `to') not meeting the requirements especially of a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was inadequate to the job"; not sufficient to meet a need; "an inadequate income"; "a poor salary"; "money is short"; "on short rations"; "food is in short supply"; "short on experience"

hopeless collapse: (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform; "she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers"; "he is a hopeless romantic"; without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"; certain to fail; "the situation is hopeless"; of a person unable to do something skillfully; "I'm hopeless at mathematics"

responsibility collapse: a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct; "he holds a position of great responsibility"

futile collapse: producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"

embassy collapse: a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; an ambassador and his entourage collectively

barren collapse: an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"; incapable of sustaining life; "the dead and barren Moon"; not bearing offspring; "a barren woman"; "learned early in his marriage that he was sterile"; completely wanting or lacking; "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness"; "a life empty of happiness"; "innocent of literary merit"; "void of understanding"

unfortunate collapse: a person who suffers misfortune; unsuitable or regrettable; "an unfortunate choice of words"; "an unfortunate speech"; not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"

stint collapse: an individuals prescribed share of work; "her stint as a lifeguard exhausted her"; supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"

stupid collapse: a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"; lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

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