ineffectually
(adverb) in an ineffectual manner; “she tried ineffectually to light the primus, and Thomas came to help her”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ineffectually (comparative more ineffectually, superlative most ineffectually)
In an ineffectual manner.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ef*fec"tu*al*ly, adv.
Definition: Without effect; in vain. Hereford . . . had been besieged for abouineffectually by the Scots. Ludlow.
In`ef*fec"tu*al, a.
Definition: Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual attempt; an ineffectual expedient. Pope. The peony root has been much commended, . . . and yet has been by many found ineffectual. Boyle.
Syn.
– Inefficient; useless; inefficacious; vain; fruitless; unavailing; futile. See Uselesss, Inefficacious.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
