English-Thai Dictionary

ineffectual

ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ได้ผล  ซึ่ง ไม่ มีประสิทธิผล  ซึ่ง ไม่ มีประโยชน์  ineffective unavailing useless sueng-mai-dai-pon

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INEFFECTUAL

a.[in and effectual. ] Not producing its proper effect, or not able to produce its effect; inefficient; weak; as an ineffectual remedy; the Spaniards made an ineffectual attempt to reduce Gibraltar. [See Inefficacious. ]

 

INEFFECTUALLY

adv. Without effect; in vain.

 

INEFFECTUALNESS

n.Want of effect, or of power to produce it; inefficacy. James speaks of the ineffectualness of some men's devotion.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INEFFECTUAL

INEFFECTUAL In `ef *fec "tu *al, a.

 

Defn: Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual attempt; an ineffectual expedient. Pope. The peony root has been much commended, ... and yet has been by many found ineffectual. Boyle.

 

Syn. -- Inefficient; useless; inefficacious; vain; fruitless; unavailing; futile. See Uselesss, Inefficacious.

 

INEFFECTUALITY

INEFFECTUALITY In `ef *fec `tu *al "i *ty, n.

 

Defn: Ineffectualness. [R.]

 

INEFFECTUALLY

INEFFECTUALLY In `ef *fec "tu *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Without effect; in vain. Hereford. .. had been besieged for abouineffectually by the Scots. Ludlow.

 

INEFFECTUALNESS

INEFFECTUALNESS In `ef *fec "tu *al *ness, n.

 

Defn: Want of effect, or of power to produce it; inefficacy. The ineffectualness of some men's devotion. Wake.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ineffectual

in ef fec tu al |ˌiniˈfekCHo͞oəl ˈˌɪnəˈfɛk (t )ʃ (əw )əl | ▶adjective not producing any or the desired effect: an ineffectual campaign. • (of a person ) lacking the ability or qualities to cope with a role or situation: she was neglectful and ineffectual as a parent. DERIVATIVES in ef fec tu al i ty |-fekCHo͞oˈalitē |noun, in ef fec tu al ly adverb, in ef fec tu al ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin ineffectualis, from in- ‘not ’ + effectualis, from Latin effectus (see effect ); in later use from in- 1 ‘not ’ + effectual .

 

Oxford Dictionary

ineffectual

in |ef ¦fec |tual |ɪnɪˈfɛktʃʊəl, -tjʊəl | ▶adjective not producing any significant or desired effect: an ineffectual campaign. • (of a person ) lacking the ability or qualities to fulfil a role or handle a situation: she was neglectful and ineffectual as a parent. DERIVATIVES ineffectuality |-tʃʊˈalɪti |noun, ineffectually adverb, ineffectualness noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from medieval Latin ineffectualis, from in- ‘not ’ + effectualis, from Latin effectus (see effect ); in later use from in- 1 ‘not ’ + effectual .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ineffectual

ineffectual adjective See ineffective (sense 1 ) & ineffective (sense 2 ).

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ineffectual

ineffectual adjective 1 the state was under the control of ineffectual rulers: inefficient, ineffective, inefficacious, unsuccessful, powerless, impotent, inadequate, inept, incompetent, incapable, unfit, lame, feeble, weak, poor; informal useless, hopeless, rotten, lousy, no good. 2 she made an ineffectual effort to escape: ineffective, unproductive, unsuccessful, non-successful, profitless, fruitless, futile, failed, abortive, vain, unavailing, useless, worthless, inadequate, inefficient, inefficacious, lame, inept, bungled, bungling; archaic bootless; rare unfructuous, inutile.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ineffectual

in ef fec tu al /ɪ̀nɪféktʃu (ə )l /形容詞 〈人が 〉無力な ; 〈物事が 〉効果の上がらない .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞