Effective
Effective adjective - Producing or capable of producing a desired result.
Usage example: an effective treatment of the once-dreaded disease
Ineffectual
Ineffectual adjective - Not producing the desired result.
Usage example: an ineffectual effort to find the trail again did at least lead them to another stunning view of the canyon
Nearby Words: ineffective, ineffectively
Both words in one sentence
- On ground level, he is generally considered ineffectual and unpopular (particularly because of his smell), but in his home territory of the sewers, he's one of The City's most effective superheroes.
Source: The Rainman - Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: Potentially threating but too incompetent to be effective and makes you feel sorry for them.
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They're effective against helicopters but are terribly ineffectual against fixed-wing aircraft at any distance besides short-range.
Source: Video Game / Battalion Wars
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