ineffectualin‧ef‧fec‧tu‧al /ˌɪnəˈfektʃuəl◂/ adjective 
- All of their attempts to come to an agreement has been ineffectual.
- He's a nice enough man, but rather ineffectual as a team captain.
- The police were completely ineffectual in this matter.
- The problems were made worse by the ineffectual political leadership of the coalition.
not efficient► inefficient something or someone that is inefficient does not work as well as they should or could, in a way that wastes time, money, or effort: · The postal service in this country is very inefficient.· Inefficient management leads to poor employee performance.
► ineffectual a person or organization that is ineffectual is not able to get things done because they are not good enough or do not have a strong character: · The police were completely ineffectual in this matter.· He's a nice enough man, but rather ineffectual as a team captain.· The problems were made worse by the ineffectual political leadership of the coalition.
► ineffective someone who is ineffective , especially someone in a position of authority, is not able to deal successfully with the work they have to do: · I sometimes feel that she is just totally ineffective in this job.· A combination of ineffective management and inadequate investment brought about this collapse.
► badly-run an organization that is badly-run produces bad results because it is badly managed: · The club was badly run and had to close after only six months.· a badly-run company
nouneffecteffectiveness ≠ ineffectivenessadjectiveeffective ≠ ineffectiveeffectual ≠ ineffectualverbeffectadverbeffectively ≠ ineffectively
an ineffectual leader