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Ineffectualness

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in·ef·fec·tu·al  (n-fkch-l)
adj.
1.
a. Insufficient to produce a desired effect: an ineffectual effort to block the legislation.
b. Useless; worthless: an ineffectual treatment for cancer.
2. Lacking forcefulness or effectiveness; weak: an ineffectual ruler.
inef·fectu·ali·ty (-l-t), inef·fectu·al·ness n.
inef·fectu·al·ly adv.
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Noun1.ineffectualness - lacking the power to be effective
ineffectiveness, ineffectuality
impotence, impotency, powerlessness - the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble
inefficaciousness, inefficacy - a lack of efficacy


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Meanwhile acquaintance with Carlyle had combined with experience to convince him of the comparative ineffectualness of mere art-criticism as a social and religious force.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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