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English Dictionary: ineffectual	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for ineffectual
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ineffectual adj not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation" Synonym(s): ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual Antonym(s): effective, effectual, efficacious producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt" Synonym(s): futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes" Synonym(s): ineffective, ineffectual, unable
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ineffectual \In`effec"tual\ (?; 135), a. Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual attempt; an ineffectual expedient. --Pope. The peony root has been much commended, . . . and yet has been by many found ineffectual. --Boyle. Syn: Inefficient; useless; inefficacious; vain; fruitless; unavailing; futile. See {Useless}, {Inefficacious}.