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in⋅ef⋅fec⋅tu⋅al

  [in-i-fek-choo-uhl]
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–adjective
1. not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
2. unavailing; futile: His efforts to sell the house were ineffectual.
3. powerless; impotent.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see in- 3 , effectual

Related forms:
in⋅ef⋅fec⋅tu⋅al⋅i⋅ty, in⋅ef⋅fec⋅tu⋅al⋅ness, noun
in⋅ef⋅fec⋅tu⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. ineffective, fruitless, pointless, abortive. See useless. 3. feeble, weak.
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Word Origin & History

ineffectual 
c.1425, from in- "not" + effectual (see effect).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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