ineffectual
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At such moments, Marvin, a notably unemotive and cryptic actor, is less impressive than ineffectual.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
He said the claimants' complaints about the "harmful effects" were "shunned and ignored" before the nurses were "penalised and buried" in an "oppressive and ineffectual investigation process" carried out by the trust.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
In this tit for tat, though, California’s threats to respond have thus far proved ineffectual.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
Ministerial functions like car registration and Medicare enrollment and, sure, passport issuance always take the brunt of grousing about the government being so ineffectual.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025
He watched the flying fish burst out again and again and the ineffectual movements of the bird.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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The Old Man and the Sea
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"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce
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The Haunting of Hill House
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