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ineffectual

adj
/ˌɪnɪˈfɛkt͡ʃuəl/UK/ˌɪnəˈfɛkt͡ʃuəl/US

Etymology

From in- + effectual.

  1. derived from effectualis
  2. derived from effectuel
  3. inherited from effectual
  4. formed as ineffectual — “in- + effectual”

Definitions

  1. Unable or insufficient to produce effect.

    • Until the recent rash of North London line maps appeared on station billboards in the London area of BR, the service undoubtedly suffered from meagre and ineffectual publicity.

  2. Worthless

    Worthless; ineffective.

  3. Weak, indecisive

    Weak, indecisive; lacking forcefulness.

    • Our group leader proved highly ineffectual, caving to every whim put forth by the other members.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at ineffectual. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at ineffectual. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at ineffectual

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA