The mayor had become ineffectual in the struggle to clamp down on drugs.
...the well-meaning but ineffectual jobs programs of the past.
Her voice trailed off ineffectually.
English dictionary. 2008.
Ineffectual — In ef*fec tu*al (?; 135), a. Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual attempt; an ineffectual expedient. Pope. [1913 Webster] The peony root has been much commended … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ineffectual — I adjective abortive, barren, effete, emasculated, feckless, feeble, figurehead, fruitless, futile, gainless, good for nothing, idle, impotent, inadequate, incompetent, indecisive, ineffective, inefficacious, inept, inoperative, insufficient,… … Law dictionary
ineffectual — (adj.) early 15c., from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + EFFECTUAL (Cf. effectual). Related: Ineffectually; ineffectuality … Etymology dictionary
ineffectual — ineffective, inefficacious, inefficient Analogous words: see those at INEFFECTIVE Antonyms: effectual Contrasted words: *effective, efficacious, efficient: useful, profitable (see corresponding nouns at USE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ineffectual — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not producing any or the desired effect. 2) lacking adequate forcefulness in a role or situation. DERIVATIVES ineffectuality noun ineffectually adverb ineffectualness noun … English terms dictionary
ineffectual — [in΄e fek′cho͞o əl, in΄i fek′cho͞o əl] adj. not effectual; not producing or not able to produce the desired effect ineffectuality [in΄e fek′cho͞oal′ə tē] n. ineffectualness ineffectually adv … English World dictionary
ineffectual — in|ef|fec|tu|al [ ,ını fektʃuəl ] adjective 1. ) an ineffectual person does not have the ability or confidence to do something well: a gentle but ineffectual man 2. ) something that is ineffectual fails to achieve what it is intended to achieve:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ineffectual — UK [ˌɪnɪˈfektʃuəl] / US adjective 1) an ineffectual person does not have the ability or confidence to do something well a gentle but ineffectual man 2) something that is ineffectual fails to achieve what it is intended to achieve a slow and… … English dictionary
ineffectual — ineffectuality, ineffectualness, n. ineffectually, adv. /in i fek chooh euhl/, adj. 1. not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy. 2. unavailing; futile: His efforts to sell the house were ineffectual. 3.… … Universalium
ineffectual — adjective a) unable or insufficient to produce effect; futile After several ineffectual and abortive leaps, we were forced to lift him over the obstacle. b) worthless Our group leader proved h … Wiktionary
