In`ef*fec"tu*al*ly, adv. Without effect; in vain.
Hereford . . . had been besieged for about two months ineffectually
by the Scots.
Ludlow.
In`ef*fec"tu*al*ness, n. Want of effect, or of power to produce it;
inefficacy.
The ineffectualness of some men's devotion.
Wake.
In*ef`fer*ves"cence (?), n. Want of effervescence. Kirwan.
In*ef`fer*ves"cent (?), a. Not effervescing, or not susceptible of
effervescence; quiescent.
In*ef`fer*ves`ci*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality of being ineffervescible.
In*ef`fer*ves"ci*ble (?), a. Not capable or susceptible of
effervescence.
In*ef`fi*ca"cious (?), a. [Pref. in- not + efficacious: cf. F.
inefficace, L. inefficax.] Not efficacious; not having power to produce
the effect desired; inadequate; incompetent; inefficient; impotent.
Boyle.
The authority of Parliament must become inefficacious . . . to
restrain the growth of disorders.
Burke.
Ineffectual, says Johnson, rather denotes an actual failure, and
inefficacious an habitual impotence to any effect. But the distinction
is not always observed, nor can it be; for we can not always know
whether means are inefficacious till experiment has proved them
ineffectual. Inefficacious is therefore sometimes synonymous with
ineffectual.
In*ef`fi*ca"cious*ly, adv. Without efficacy or effect.
In*ef`fi*ca"cious*ness, n. Want of effect, or of power to produce the
effect; inefficacy.
In*ef"fi*ca*cy (?), n. [L. inefficacia. See In- not, and Efficacy.]
Want of power to produce the desired or proper effect; inefficiency;
ineffectualness; futility; uselessness; fruitlessness; as, the
inefficacy of medicines or means.
The seeming inefficacy of censures.
Bp. Hall.
The inefficacy was soon proved, like that of many similar
medicines.
James Gregory.
In`ef*fi"cien*cy (?), n. The quality of being inefficient; want of
power or energy sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy;
incapacity; as, he was discharged from his position for inefficiency.
In`ef*fi"cient (?), a. 1. Not efficient; not producing the effect
intended or desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures.
2. Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack
or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an
inefficient administrator.
In`ef*fi"cient*ly, adv. In an inefficient manner.
In`e*lab"o*rate (?), a. [L. inelaboratus. See In- not, and Elaborate.]
Not elaborate; not wrought with care; unpolished; crude; unfinished.
In`e*las"tic (?), a. Not elastic.
In`e*las*tic"i*ty (?), n. Want of elasticity.
{ In*el"e*gance (?), In*el"e*gan*cy (?), } n.; pl. Inelegances (#),
Inelegancies (#). [L. inelegantia: cf. F. inélégance.]
1. The quality of being inelegant; want of elegance or grace; want of
refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners.
The notorious inelegance of her figure.
T. Hook.