ineffectual 2
adjectivedomain: all adj
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
producing no result or effect
Examples
- 1.a futile effort
- 2.an otiose undertaking
- 3.the therapy was ineffectual
- 4.an unavailing attempt
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
ineffectually 1
adverb
in an ineffectual manner
EnglishDerivationally related form
lacking the power to be effective
ineffectuality 1
noun
lacking the power to be effective
Similar_to
useless 1
adjective
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
