ineffectual 音標拼音: [
, ɪnəf'ɛktʃuəl]
a . 無效的,無益的,白費的
無效的,無益的,白費的
ineffectual adj 1 :
not producing an intended effect ; "
an ineffective teacher "; "
ineffective legislation " [
synonym : {
ineffective },
{
uneffective }, {
ineffectual }] [
ant : {
effective },
{
effectual }, {
efficacious }]
2 :
producing no result or effect ; "
a futile effort "; "
the therapy was ineffectual "; "
an otiose undertaking "; "
an unavailing attempt " [
synonym : {
futile }, {
ineffectual }, {
otiose },
{
unavailing }]
3 :
lacking in power or forcefulness ; "
an ineffectual ruler ";
"
like an unable phoenix in hot ashes " [
synonym : {
ineffective },
{
ineffectual }, {
unable }]
Ineffectual \
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a .
Not producing the proper effect ;
without effect ;
inefficient ;
weak ;
useless ;
futile ;
unavailing ;
as ,
an ineffectual attempt ;
an ineffectual expedient . --
Pope .
[
1913 Webster ]
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 }.
[
1913 Webster ]
117 Moby Thesaurus words for "
ineffectual ":
abortive ,
acarpous ,
aimless ,
arid ,
barren ,
bootless ,
borne ,
celibate ,
childless ,
counterproductive ,
desert ,
desolate ,
drained ,
dried -
up ,
dry ,
effete ,
emasculate ,
empty ,
etiolated ,
exhausted ,
failed ,
failing ,
fallow ,
fatuitous ,
fatuous ,
featherweight ,
feckless ,
forceless ,
fruitless ,
futile ,
gaunt ,
gelded ,
ill -
qualified ,
impotent ,
inadequate ,
inane ,
incapable ,
incompetent ,
ineffective ,
inefficacious ,
inefficient ,
infecund ,
infertile ,
inoperative ,
invalid ,
invertebrate ,
issueless ,
jejune ,
lame ,
leached ,
lightweight ,
limited ,
maladjusted ,
manque ,
mean ,
meaningless ,
menopausal ,
miscarried ,
miscarrying ,
narrow ,
no go ,
no -
account ,
nonfertile ,
nonproducing ,
nonproductive ,
nonprolific ,
not equal to ,
not up to ,
nugacious ,
nugatory ,
of no account ,
of no effect ,
of no force ,
of no use ,
paltry ,
pointless ,
powerless ,
purposeless ,
set ,
sine prole ,
small ,
spineless ,
sterile ,
stickit ,
stillborn ,
successless ,
sucked dry ,
superfluous ,
teemless ,
unable ,
unadapted ,
unadjusted ,
unauthoritative ,
unavailable ,
unavailing ,
uncultivated ,
unequipped ,
unfertile ,
unfit ,
unfitted ,
unfortunate ,
unfruitful ,
unplowed ,
unproductive ,
unprolific ,
unqualified ,
unsown ,
unsuccessful ,
untilled ,
useless ,
vain ,
virgin ,
waste ,
wasted ,
weak ,
without any weight ,
without issue
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INEFFECTUAL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of INEFFECTUAL is not producing the proper or intended effect : futile How to use ineffectual in a sentence
INEFFECTUAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Add to word list not able to produce good results: an ineffectual teacher (Definition of ineffectual from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
INEFFECTUAL Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Ineffectual definition: not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect See examples of INEFFECTUAL used in a sentence
Ineffectual - definition of ineffectual by The Free Dictionary 1 not effectual; producing no satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy 2 unavailing; futile: ineffectual efforts
ineffectual adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of ineffectual adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
ineffectual - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Weak, indecisive; lacking forcefulness Our group leader proved highly ineffectual, caving to every whim put forth by the other members “ ineffectual ”, in Lexico, Dictionary com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022
Ineffectual - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com It means too weak to produce the desired effect Ineffectual is similar to ineffective, but while ineffective implies that something simply doesn't work, ineffectual carries with it the idea of weakness too
INEFFECTUAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If someone or something is ineffectual, they fail to do what they are expected to do or are trying to do The mayor had become ineffectual in the struggle to clamp down on street crime
ineffectual | meaning of ineffectual in Longman Dictionary of . . . • He's a nice enough man, but rather ineffectual as a team captain • The police were completely ineffectual in this matter • The problems were made worse by the ineffectual political leadership of the coalition
INEFFECTUAL Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster . . . Synonyms for INEFFECTUAL: unsuccessful, inefficient, ineffective, counterproductive, feckless, inexpedient, worthless, useless; Antonyms of INEFFECTUAL: effective, efficient, effectual, efficacious, expedient, operant, successful, useful