n. [ L. ineffabilitas: cf. F. ineffabilité. ] The quality or state of being ineffable; ineffableness; unspeakableness. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. ineffabilis: cf. F. ineffable. See In- not, and Effable, Fame. ] Incapable of being expressed in words; unspeakable; unutterable; indescribable;
Contentment with our lot . . . will diffuse ineffable contentment over the soul. Beattie. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being ineffable or unutterable; unspeakableness. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a manner not to be expressed in words; unspeakably. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. in- not + effaceable: cf. F. ineffaçable. ] Incapable of being effaced; indelible; ineradicable. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. So as not to be effaceable. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Ineffectual; impracticable. [ R. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. in- not + effective: cf. F. ineffectif. ] Not effective; not having the desired effect; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless;
The word of God, without the spirit, [ is ] a dead and ineffective letter. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an ineffective manner; without effect; inefficiently; ineffectually. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Quality of being ineffective. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient; weak; useless; futile; unavailing;
The peony root has been much commended, . . . and yet has been by many found ineffectual. Boyle.
n. Ineffectualness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Without effect; in vain. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hereford . . . had been besieged for about two months ineffectually by the Scots. Ludlow. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Lack of effect, or of power to produce it; inefficacy. [ 1913 Webster ]
The ineffectualness of some men's devotion. Wake. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Lack of effervescence. Kirwan. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not effervescing, or not susceptible of effervescence; quiescent. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being ineffervescible. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not capable or susceptible of effervescence. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. in- not + efficacious: cf. F. inefficace, L. inefficax. ] Not efficacious; not having power to produce the effect desired; inadequate; incompetent; inefficient; impotent. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
The authority of Parliament must become inefficacious . . . to restrain the growth of disorders. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Ineffectual, says Johnson, rather denotes an actual failure, and inefficacious an habitual impotence to any effect. But the distinction is not always observed, nor can it be; for we can not always know whether means are inefficacious till experiment has proved them ineffectual. Inefficacious is therefore sometimes synonymous with ineffectual. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Without efficacy or effect. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Lack of effect, or of power to produce the effect; inefficacy. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. inefficacia. See In- not, and Efficacy. ] Lack of power to produce the desired or proper effect; inefficiency; ineffectualness; futility; uselessness; fruitlessness;
The seeming inefficacy of censures. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
The inefficacy was soon proved, like that of many similar medicines. James Gregory. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being inefficient; lack of power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity;
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adv. In an inefficient manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
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