a. Ineffectual; impracticable. [ R. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. in- not + effective: cf. F. ineffectif. ] Not effective; not having the desired effect; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless;
The word of God, without the spirit, [ is ] a dead and ineffective letter. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an ineffective manner; without effect; inefficiently; ineffectually. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Quality of being ineffective. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing;
The peony root has been much commended, . . . and yet has been by many found ineffectual. Boyle.
n. Ineffectualness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Without effect; in vain. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hereford . . . had been besieged for about two months ineffectually by the Scots. Ludlow. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Lack of effect, or of power to produce it; inefficacy. [ 1913 Webster ]
The ineffectualness of some men's devotion. Wake. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Lack of effervescence. Kirwan. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not effervescing, or not susceptible of effervescence; quiescent. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being ineffervescible. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not capable or susceptible of effervescence. [ 1913 Webster ]
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