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Webster 1913 Edition


Ineffectually

Inˊef-fec′tu-al-ly

,
adv.
Without effect; in vain.
Hereford . . . had been besieged for about two months
ineffectually
by the Scots.
Ludlow.

Webster 1828 Edition


Ineffectually

INEFFECT'UALLY

,
adv.
Without effect; in vain.

Definition 2024


ineffectually

ineffectually

English

Adverb

ineffectually (comparative more ineffectually, superlative most ineffectually)

  1. In an ineffectual manner.
    • 2011 June 4, Phil McNulty, “England 2 - 2 Switzerland”, in BBC:
      Milner and Theo Walcott failed to justify their selection ahead of Aston Villa's Young as they struggled ineffectually in the first half, leaving striker Bent isolated and starved of supply as Switzerland looked the more composed and ordered team.