ineffectual
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The group has shown itself to be utterly ineffectual, unable to come up with a unified response to an international crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
In this tit for tat, though, California’s threats to respond have thus far proved ineffectual.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
They have been ineffectual in the establishment of any semblance of an organisation able to take over inside the country if the opportunity arises.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025
But for the most part, they've just seemed ineffectual — until now.
From Salon • Apr. 2, 2025
They took turns getting on top of each other, trading ineffectual blows with inharmonious sound effects that made it seem as though they were fighting to the death.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Vocabulary lists containing ineffectual
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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