different between ineffectual vs shadowy
ineffectual
English
Alternative forms
- ineffectuall (obsolete)
Etymology
in- +? effectual
Adjective
ineffectual (comparative more ineffectual, superlative most ineffectual)
- Unable or insufficient to produce effect.
- Synonyms: futile; see also Thesaurus:futile
- 1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter II. "Stage-coach Views", page 16.
- This coach was an exceedingly narrow one, but as there was a slight spherical excess over two on a seat, the driver waited till nine passengers had got in, without taking the measure of any of them, and then shut the door after two or three ineffectual slams, as if the fault were all in the hinges or the latch,—while we timed our inspirations and expirations so as to assist him.
- Worthless.
- Weak, indecisive; lacking forcefulness.
Antonyms
- effectual
Related terms
- ineffectualness
- ineffectuality
- ineffectually
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shadowy
English
Etymology
shadow +? -y
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??æd.o?.i/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??æd.??.i/
- Hyphenation: shad?owy
Adjective
shadowy (comparative shadowier, superlative shadowiest)
- In shadow; darkened by shadows.
- He sat in a shadowy corner.
- (of character) Dark, obscure.
- He was a shadowy man who rarely spoke.
- (figuratively) Vague, dim, unclear, faint of an image.
- (rare, dated) Indulging in fancies; daydreaming.
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- shadow art
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