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| bootless |
ineffectual or useless. |
| loser |
(informal) one who is considered to be ineffectual, incompetent, or socially unacceptable. [1/2 definitions] |
| paper tiger |
a person, group, or nation that seems strong or powerful enough to pose a threat, but is actually weak or ineffectual; empty threat. |
| powerless |
lacking strength, power, or vitality; ineffectual. [1/2 definitions] |
| stillborn |
yielding no results or development; ineffectual. [1/2 definitions] |
| Walter Mitty |
the main character of James Thurber's modern story The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, who is mild and ineffectual, but who imagines himself a hero in various situations. [1/2 definitions] |
| well-meaning |
impelled by good or kindly intentions, but often tactless or ineffectual. |
| wimp |
(informal) a timid, ineffectual person. |
| wimp out |
to be timid or ineffectual in a particular instance. |
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