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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ef•fec•tu•al /ˌɪnɪˈfɛktʃuəl/USA pronunciation adj. - producing no satisfactory effect:an ineffectual remedy.
- not worthwhile:ineffectual efforts.
See -fec-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024in•ef•fec•tu•al (in′i fek′cho̅o̅ əl),USA pronunciation adj. - not effectual;
without satisfactory or decisive effect:an ineffectual remedy. - unavailing;
futile:His efforts to sell the house were ineffectual. - powerless;
impotent.
- 1375–1425; late Middle English; see in-3, effectual
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ineffective, fruitless, pointless, abortive. See useless.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged feeble, weak.
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