ineffectual
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Ineffectual abroad, it soon became clear that he spoke with precious little authority.
From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2018
Ineffectual and indecisive as Chechnya's President, the former Soviet army colonel is a formidable tactician in wartime.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ineffectual efforts were made to repress tumult and establish order.
From Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale by Sleeper, John Sherburne
Ineffectual as Repeal must have proved in producing a radical cure for Ireland, it would have been a preliminary stage in her restoration to complete independence, and therefore was important.
From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Stanton, Henry B.
He thereby takes his place in the group which Matthew Arnold termed that of Ineffectual Angels.
From Impressions and Comments by Ellis, Havelock
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The Old Man and the Sea
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The Haunting of Hill House
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