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uneffectual

uneffectual adjective: ineffectual.

Adjective

uneffectual (comparative more uneffectual, superlative most uneffectual)

  1. ineffectual.
    • his uneffectual firec. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Forms of uneffectual

comparativemore uneffectual
superlativemost uneffectual

Origin of uneffectual

From un- + effectual.

Words formed from uneffectual

Questions about uneffectual

What does uneffectual mean?
Uneffectual means ineffectual.
What part of speech is uneffectual?
Uneffectual is an adjective.

Words near uneffectual in the dictionary

  1. uneffaceable
  2. uneffaceably
  3. uneffaced
  4. uneffected
  5. uneffective
  6. uneffectual
  7. uneffectually
  8. uneffectualness
  9. uneffectuated
  10. uneffeminate
  11. uneffeminated

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