'Ineffectually' definitions:
Definition of 'ineffectually'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In an ineffectual manner; "she tried ineffectually to light the primus, and Thomas came to help her" [ant: effectually]
Definition of 'Ineffectually'
From: GCIDE
- Ineffectually \In`ef*fec"tu*al*ly\, adv. Without effect; in vain. [1913 Webster]
- Hereford . . . had been besieged for about two months ineffectually by the Scots. --Ludlow. [1913 Webster]