different between unproductive vs ineffectual

unproductive

English

Etymology

un- +? productive

Pronunciation

Adjective

unproductive (comparative more unproductive, superlative most unproductive)

  1. Not productive; useless; fruitless.
    Juggling is an amusing pastime, but generally unproductive.
  2. (linguistics, of affixes, mechanisms of word formation, etc) No longer used to produce new words (see examples).

Synonyms

  • nonproductive
  • unyieldly

Translations

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ineffectual

English

Alternative forms

  • ineffectuall (obsolete)

Etymology

in- +? effectual

Adjective

ineffectual (comparative more ineffectual, superlative most ineffectual)

  1. 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.
  2. Worthless.
  3. Weak, indecisive; lacking forcefulness.

Antonyms

  • effectual

Related terms

  • ineffectualness
  • ineffectuality
  • ineffectually

Translations

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