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English
Etymology
From un- + effectual.
Adjective
uneffectual (comparative more uneffectual, superlative most uneffectual)
- ineffectual.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :his uneffectual fire