Meanings
nounineffectuality (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state or condition of being ineffectual.
Until then, the Sunak administration remains a study in ineffectuality on multiple fronts, leading Goldsmith to cite, not unreasonably, “a kind of paralysis”.
2023 June 30, Marina Hyde, “The tide is coming in fast on Rishi Sunak – and it’s full of sewage”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2023
Synonyms & antonyms
nounlacking the power to be effective
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Cite this entry
APA
ineffectuality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ineffectuality
MLA
“ineffectuality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ineffectuality. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ineffectuality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ineffectuality.
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