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What is the adjective for ineffectually?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb ineffectualize which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

ineffectual
  1. unable or insufficient to produce effect; futile
  2. worthless
  3. weak, indecisive; lacking forcefulness
  4. Synonyms:
      5. useless, ineffective, futile, fruitless, unproductive, vain, pointless, worthless, unavailing, unprofitable, unsuccessful, profitless, inefficacious, abortive, bootless, empty, idle, otiose, failed, hopeless, barren, impotent, inutile, powerless, pathetic, lame, unfruitful, bungled, unfructuous, unable, bungling, lousy, rotten, to no avail, non-successful, to no effect, no good, valueless, in vain, nugatory, meaningless, purposeless, counterproductive, hollow, inefficient, inadequate, of no use, to no purpose, sterile, unrewarding … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “All of this proved to be at least as ineffectual, disruptive, and ill-conceived as the previous urban renewal regime.”
      “Frontal attacks are costly and generally ineffectual.”
      “Health professionals are mobilising to condemn the government, propose major structural reforms, and hammer the ineffectual minister.”
ineffective
  1. not having the desired effect; ineffectual
  2. lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate
  3. Synonyms:
      4. ineffectual, useless, futile, fruitless, unproductive, vain, worthless, unsuccessful, pointless, unavailing, inefficacious, unprofitable, profitless, abortive, bootless, empty, inadequate, idle, hopeless, otiose, poor, barren, failed, inefficient, nugatory, purposeless, weak, inferior, feeble, pathetic, inept, impotent, incompetent, feckless, lame, counterproductive, paltry, inutile, inexpedient, unfruitful, powerless, inoperative, null, incapable, hamstrung, unfructuous, limited, anticlimactic, unfit, unable … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “If little else, the response was ineffective and certainly not constructive.”
      “Lime whitewashes are very alkaline and cause insecticides to become ineffective in controlling insects.”
      “Mentoring is not effective or ineffective in the abstract, but has specific outcomes in specific circumstances.”
ineffectible
  1. ineffectual; impracticable
ineffectuall
  1. Obsolete form of ineffectual.
ineffectualized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of ineffectualize
ineffectualizing
  1. present participle of ineffectualize
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