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in•ef•fec•tu•al
Pronunciation: (in"i-fek'chOO-ul), [key]—
adj.
1. not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect:
an ineffectual remedy.
2. unavailing; futile:
His efforts to sell the house were ineffectual.
3. powerless; impotent.
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