Polyglot Dictionary

unwirksam

/ˈʊnvɪʁkzaːm/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. ineffective

    • Das Medikament ist unwirksam.

      The medication is ineffective.

Similar words

zahnlos

Unwirksam is the plain word for ineffective; zahnlos ("toothless") is figurative, describing a law or measure that lacks real power to enforce anything.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

improductivo

Close — ineffective relates to unproductive (improductivo).

Practice

1 What does unwirksam mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Medikament ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches unwirksam?

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