ineffectual

/ɪnɪfˈɛkt‍ʃuːə‍l/

/ˌɪnəˈfɛktʃuəɫ/

ineffectual

failing to achieve a desired result

antonyms : effective

(of a person) not having the power, authority, or confidence to handle a situation

producing no result or effect

synonyms : futile

Examples

1. They're ineffectual.

2. And a run is absolutely ineffectual, as Ellis Johnson stops Ahman Green on a most curious call.

3. And of course it was entirely and utterly ineffectual.

4. And its conjugate base, c l minus, is not really a base, it's completely ineffectual as being a base.