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Angliholic Posted 15 years ago
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Proved ineffectual/ineffective/useless/powerless/futile

Every method she tried to change her dog's behavior proved ineffectual.

Hi,

Is "ineffectual" in the above equal to "ineffective, useless, powerless, and futile?" Thanks.
  

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" 'powerless' doesn't quite work, but the others are fine. It's more usual to say that the person was powerless (to change the dog's behavior) than that the method itself was powerless. CJ

— CalifJim

  • " 'powerless' doesn't quite work, but the others are fine.
  • It's more usual to say that the person was powerless (to change the dog's behavior) than that the method itself was powerless.
  • CJ
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AngliholicIs "ineffectual" in the above equal to "ineffective, useless, powerless, and futile?"
'powerless' doesn't quite work, but the others are fine.

It's more usual to say that the person was powerless (to change the dog's behavior) than that the method itself was powerless.

CJ
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