Ineffectually

adv

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Adverb
  1. 1
    In an ineffectual manner.

    "Milner and Theo Walcott failed to justify their selection ahead of Aston Villa's Young as they struggled ineffectually in the first half, leaving striker Bent isolated and starved of supply as Switzerland looked the more composed and ordered team."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an ineffectual manner wordnet

Synonyms

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futilelyunproductive

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"Milner and Theo Walcott failed to justify their selection ahead of Aston Villa's Young as they struggled ineffectually in the first half, leaving striker Bent isolated and starved of supply as Switzerland looked the more composed and ordered team."

Etymology

From ineffectual + -ly.

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