Ineffectually
[ɪnə'fɛktʃʊəli]
Definition
(adv.) in an ineffectual manner; 'she tried ineffectually to light the primus, and Thomas came to help her'.
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Definition
(adv.) Without effect; in vain.
Typist: Virginia
Examples
- Both my sister and myself have endeavoured to correct his vices, but ineffectually. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Ineffectually. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Once more Napoleon fought brilliantly, but now he fought ineffectually. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He did so, quite ineffectually. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Two boats paddled near, their lanterns swinging ineffectually, the boats nosing round. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- They had tried ineffectually to converse on various subjects, and always the thing uppermost in the mind of each had caused the conversation to lapse. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Typist: Virginia