uneffectual

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adjective

ineffectual.

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Meanings

adjectiveuneffectual (comparative more uneffectual, superlative most uneffectual)

comparative more uneffectual · superlative most uneffectual

  1. ineffectual.

    his uneffectual fire

    c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene v]

Origin

From un- + effectual.

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APA

uneffectual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uneffectual

MLA

“uneffectual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uneffectual. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uneffectual,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uneffectual.

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