ineffectually

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adverb

In an ineffectual manner.

Opposite
effectually
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Meanings

adverbineffectually (comparative more ineffectually, superlative most ineffectually)

comparative more ineffectually · superlative most ineffectually

  1. In an ineffectual manner.

    Milner and Theo Walcott failed to justify their selection ahead of Aston Villa's Young as they struggled ineffectually in the first half, leaving striker Bent isolated and starved of supply as Switzerland looked the more composed and ordered team.

    2011 June 4, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 2 Switzerland”, in BBC

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin an ineffectual manner

Opposite
effectually

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From ineffectual + -ly.

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Translations

Polish bezpłodnie, bezskutecznie
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Cite this entry
APA

ineffectually. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ineffectually

MLA

“ineffectually.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ineffectually. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ineffectually,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ineffectually.

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