ineffectual
adjective
Origin of ineffectual
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unproductive, inefficient, inadequate, impotent, ineffective, futile, insufficient, hopeless, idle, unable, unavailing, vain, weakExamples from the Web for ineffectual
Contemporary Examples of ineffectual
The Obama administration has pulled together a coalition as ineffectual as it is unwilling.
The end result only confirmed its image as disorganized and ineffectual.
Why, then, are we led to believe that her conniving ways are so ineffectual and misdirected?
On Thrones, power, politics, money, and force constantly trump goodness, in each of its ineffectual forms.
Game of Thrones’ ‘Breaker of Chains’: The Most Cynical Show on TV Bares Its Fangs Once MoreAndrew Romano
April 21, 2014
But the White House is sounding more and more defensive and ineffectual.
Historical Examples of ineffectual
The same thoughts might look cold and ineffectual, in a printed book.
A Book of AutographsNathaniel Hawthorne
The boys made an ineffectual search for those who had played the trick.
Frank Roscoe's SecretAllen Chapman
Only an ineffectual artillery fire was maintained by the enemy.
After that all Jean's and Maurice's entreaties were ineffectual to make her keep quiet.
The DownfallEmile Zola
Ione struggled to her feet and tried to help, but her efforts were ineffectual.
The Einstein See-SawMiles John Breuer