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PRONUNCIATION OF INEFFECTUALLY

ineffectually  [ˌɪnɪˈfɛktjʊəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INEFFECTUALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ineffectually is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES INEFFECTUALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ineffectually in the English dictionary

The definition of ineffectually in the dictionary is without effect or with an inadequate effect. Other definition of ineffectually is without power or forcefulness; impotently.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INEFFECTUALLY


annually
ˈænjʊəlɪ
conceptually
kənˈsɛptjʊəlɪ
contactually
kɒnˈtæktjʊəlɪ
contextually
kənˈtekstjʊəlɪ
continually
kənˈtɪnjʊəlɪ
conventually
kənˈventjʊəlɪ
effectually
ɪˈfɛktjʊəlɪ
immaturely
ˌɪməˈtjʊəlɪ
intertextually
ˌɪntəˈtɛkstjʊəlɪ
manually
ˈmænjʊəlɪ
maturely
məˈtjʊəlɪ
perceptually
pəˈseptjʊəlɪ
perpetually
pəˈpɛtjʊəlɪ
prematurely
ˌprɛməˈtjʊəlɪ
purely
ˈpjʊəlɪ
securely
sɪˈkjʊəlɪ
sensually
ˈsɛnsjʊəlɪ
tactually
ˈtæktjʊəlɪ
textually
ˈtɛkstjʊəlɪ
unspiritually
ʌnˈspɪrɪtjʊəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INEFFECTUALLY

ineffable
ineffableness
ineffably
ineffaceability
ineffaceable
ineffaceably
ineffective
ineffectively
ineffectiveness
ineffectual
ineffectuality
ineffectualness
inefficacious
inefficaciously
inefficaciousness
inefficacity
inefficacy
inefficiency
inefficient
inefficiently

WORDS THAT END LIKE INEFFECTUALLY

actually
automatically
casually
contractually
dually
equally
eventually
factually
gradually
habitually
individually
intellectually
mutually
ritually
sexually
spiritually
squally
unusually
usually
virtually
visually

Synonyms and antonyms of ineffectually in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ineffectually» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INEFFECTUALLY

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The translations of ineffectually from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ineffectually» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

徒劳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ineficazmente
570 millions of speakers

English

ineffectually
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ineffectually
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير نافع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

безуспешно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inutilmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ineffectually
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

inutilement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak berkesan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wirkungslos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無駄にも
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

효력이 없기도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora gampang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ineffectually
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ineffectually
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप्रभावीपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beceriksizce
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inutilmente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezskutecznie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безуспішно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ineficient
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανεπαρκώς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vrugteloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ineffektivt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ineffectually
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ineffectually

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INEFFECTUALLY»

The term «ineffectually» is regularly used and occupies the 101.971 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INEFFECTUALLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ineffectually

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INEFFECTUALLY»

Discover the use of ineffectually in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ineffectually and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Female and Male in Latin America
Ineffectually as Passivity Ineffectually was coded when an individual was incapable of completing a task undertaken. "Soy poco para ti" [I mean nothing to you], a Latin American working-class fotonovela, demonstrates the endearing nature of ...
Ann M. Pescatello, 1973
2
Parliamentary Debates
A great number of votes are given ineffectually — that is to say, given without any result at all. By studying these returns, honorable members will observe that, in many instances, the minority are absolutely represented, and the majority as ...
Victoria. Parliament, 1871
3
The Dimwit's Dictionary: Replace Lazy Writing with Elegant ...
Howa personspeaks often reveals howhethinks. And how he thinks determines how he behaves. A person who speaks ineffectually may think ineffectually, and a person who thinks ineffectually may behave ineffectually—perhaps badly.
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2012
4
The Original: A New Miscellany of Humour, Literature, and ...
A*k the agricultural man, if the cow that grazes ineffectually, chews the cud ineffectually, digests the gramineous food ineffectually, ruminates ineffectually, can yield the due proportion of milk effectually ? Ask the physical man, if that stomach ...
‎1832
5
101 Foolish Phrases
A person who speaks ineffectually may think ineffectually, and a person who thinks ineffectually may behave ineffectually — perhaps badly. Ineffectual phrases add only to our being ineffectual people. Inescapable pairs: In an inescapable pair ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2005
6
Brevier Legislative Reports: Embracing Short-hand Sketches ...
The amendment to the bill reported from -the Judiciary Committee, viz: strike out the two last lines of the first section and insert these words: "residents of the State, " being read — Mr. STEPHENSON moved ineffectually to lay it on the table.
Indiana. General Assembly, 1869
7
Reports of Cases Decided in the High Court of Chancery in ...
... That the testatrix, in this case, had not manifested any intention to exclude, from the operation of the (0) See 5 Myl. & Cr. 61 and 62. residuary bequest, that which was ineffectually attempted to be specially. 132 CASES IN CHANCERY. ...
Great Britain. Court of Chancery, Nicholas Simons, Charles Stewart Drewry, 1852
8
Motivation and Agency
Sal, who "is convinced that her arm is paralyzed," tries "to exert her arm just in order to see what it is like to will an action ineffectually," without "intending or wanting any such exertion actually to occur, perhaps even while wanting it very much ...
Alfred R. Mele, 2003
9
The Life Of Voltaire: Translated From the French : In Two ...
Ineffectually did Voltaire endeavour to undeceive him, ineffectually did he appeal to the proofs he had given of his attachment and his forrow : Je I' at dit a la terre, au del, a Gufman mime*: he wrote in his grief, but he was not underftood.
Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat de Condorcet, 1790
10
The Distinction Between Words Esteemed Synonymous in the ...
To no purpose, Ineffectually, In vain. We work to no purpose when we meet not with the reward we expected to receive ; Ineffectually , when that which we have done, answers not the end proposrd ; In vain, when our work is of no kind of use ...
John Trusler, 1783

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INEFFECTUALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ineffectually is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Biophysicist Matt Baker Is an Intelligent Design Critic Who Doesn't …
... about this -- and about how despite the passage of time, critics still object ineffectually to his argument based on irreducible complexity (IC). «Discovery Institute, Jul 15»
2
Two new games with old-school spirit help break the summer …
... slowing down and observing creates its own entertainment: You get to sit back and laugh as the rest of the players ineffectually chase the ball ... «A.V. Club Austin, Jul 15»
3
China Destroyed Its Stock Market in Order to Save It | Foreign Policy
Chinese regulators, who had been trying (ineffectually) to rein in risky margin lending, now suddenly reversed course. They waved rules ... «Foreign Policy, Jul 15»
4
As I tried to get to my seat at the Who concert, I felt bad about making …
... hands clutched canes and ineffectually gripped seat backs, jowls twitched with the effort, and at least one pair of bifocals clattered to the floor. «New Statesman, Jul 15»
5
Amulya Ganguli: Modi's bandwagon hits Vyapam roadblock
The Modi government, too, is currently grappling, somewhat ineffectually, with the Sushma Swaraj-Vasundhara Raje-Lalit Modi affair and is ... «Gulf Today, Jul 15»
6
An economic history of the north of England. Part 3: The industrial …
Packhorses coped so well that turnpike roads developed very late and ineffectually. Even canals offered only a limited range of strategic, ... «CityMetric, Jul 15»
7
One night at a Delhi hospital: Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital
Dr D, the chief medical officer and seniormost in the emergency, tries ineffectually to intervene. Eventually one of the guards takes the father ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
8
The trailer tells the whole story as 'Max' falls short
Which, of course, is all too much for the mother, who cries and gives looks of concern in all the right moments while she ineffectually manages ... «Indiana Daily Student, Jul 15»
9
Dinosaurs and disappointment: "Jurassic World" populated with both
In fact, that moment (wherein, spoiler, Claire guns down a dinosaur Owen is ineffectually fending off while standing over him, saving his life and ... «Muscatine Journal, Jul 15»
10
Terminator Genisys movie review: back from the future... again
... and director Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World) doesn't seem to feel any need to do anything but ineffectually ape James Cameron's style in ... «Flick Filosopher, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ineffectually [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ineffectually>. Jun 2026 ».
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