Bad
Bad adjective - Having no legal or binding force.
Usage example: all known claims on the property were dismissed by the court as bad
Ineffectual and bad are semantically related. in incompetent topic. In some cases you can use "Ineffectual" instead an adjective "Bad".
Ineffectual
Ineffectual adjective - Not producing the desired result.
Bad and ineffectual are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Ineffectual".
Nearby Words: ineffective, ineffectively
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: Ryu's wrongdoings are more often the result of mistakes and bad luck than bad intentions.
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Compare Team Rocket Wins, when the bad guys in question are usually so ineffectual the audience may actually be happy for them to catch a break.
Source: The Bad Guy Wins -
Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: Soichi is genuinely nasty, mean-spirited, and all-around evil, but he's so bad at it that it's hard not to feel sorry for him all the same.
Source: Creator / Junji Ito
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