ineffectual
adjective
not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect.
ineffectualness
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a word derived from
ineffectual.
Example Sentences
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"Bond's Shakespeare was an unforgettable portrait of the artist as an old man, confronting his ineffectualness in mitigating the world's cruelty", added Billington.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024
The issue wasn’t language’s ineffectualness in the face of a terrible event.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 23, 2020
The crosscutting naturally underlines David’s ineffectualness, an emphasis that seems, at that moment, in the coals-to-Newcastle category; we’ve had plenty of evidence.
From New York Times ● Sep. 4, 2011
They chanted "Ovie, Ovie!" to taunt the superstar for his rare ineffectualness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2010
His mind was not sufficiently prepared for lessons of wisdom; had Egremont witnessed this scene, he might well have groaned in spirit over the ineffectualness of his prophesying.
From Thyrza by George Gissing
