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ineffectual
adjective /ˌɪn.ɪˈfek.tju.əl/ formalDefinition
› not skilled at achieving, or not able to produce, good results: an ineffectual leader The teachers were ineffectual at maintaining discipline.Useless and futile ineffectually
/-i/ adverb Useless and futile
(Definition of ineffectual adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a mug's game idiom
- adrift adjective
- aimless adjective
- airy-fairy adjective
- be at a loose end idiom
- flaccid adjective
- fool's errand noun
- for the hell of it idiom
- frivolous adjective
- fruitless adjective
- no-good adjective
- nugatory adjective
- ornamental adjective
- otiose adjective
- outlive your usefulness idiom
- until you are blue in the face idiom
- unwieldy adjective (NOT EFFECTIVE)
- useless adjective
- vain adjective (NOT SUCCESSFUL)
- vainly adverb
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