See Also: Ineffectual(medicine)
ineffectual(dictionary)
ineffectual(dictionary)

negate (oh) and ineffectual (iou)


negate (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of negare 'to say no', from neg- 'no, not']
to prevent something from having any effect
::Efforts to expand the tourist industry could be negated by reports that the sea is highly polluted.
to state that something does not exist or is untrue
-synonym deny deny

ineffectual (iou)



ineffectual adjective. LME.
[medieval Latin ineffectualis; later from IN-3 + EFFECTUAL.]
Having no effect; unavailing, unsuccessful, fruitless. LME.
D. Brewster When he found his reasoning ineffectual, he appealed to direct experience.
Not producing the desired effect; not fulfilling expectations; tame. L18.
E. K. Kane The phosphorescence was not unlike the ineffectual fire of the glow-worm.
Failing in one's purpose or role; inadequate. M19.
S. Morley We spent a year..in a science class taken by an absurd and ineffectual master.
ineffectu'ality noun L17.
ineffectually adverb E17.
ineffectualness noun M17.