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ineffectual

adjective

1 ineffectual

Not producing an intended effect.

synonyms: ineffective, uneffective.

Roget 732: unsuccessful, successless; failing, tripping etc. v.; at fault; unfortunate etc. 735.    abortive, addle, stillborn; fruitless, ... show more

Polish: bezskuteczny, bezowocny, nieskuteczny

2 ineffectual

Producing no result or effect:
— The therapy was ineffectual.

synonyms: futile, meaningless, otiose, unavailing.

Roget 645: useless, inutile, inefficacious, futile, unavailing, bootless; inoperative etc. 158; inadequate etc. (insufficient) 640; ... show more

Polish: marny, daremny, nadaremny, próżny

3 ineffectual

Lacking in power or forcefulness:
— An ineffectual ruler.

synonyms: ineffective, unable.

Roget 158: powerless, impotent, unable, incapable, incompetent; inefficient, ineffective; inept; unfit, unfitted; unqualified, disqualified; unendowed; inapt, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: abortive, acarpous, aimless, arid, barren, bootless, borne, celibate, childless, counterproductive, desert, desolate, drained, dried-up, dry, effete, emasculate, empty, etiolated, exhausted ... show more.

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