ineffectually
Adverb
Meaning
Without effect; in vain.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
unable
poorly
badly
ineffective
weakly
futile
wrongly
incompletely
clumsily
inefficiently
ineffectively
futilely
pointlessly
feebly
partially
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It is not proper either to have a blunt sword or to use freedom of speech ineffectually. Neither is the sun to be taken from the world, nor freedom of speech from erudition.
she tried ineffectually to light the primus, and Thomas came to help her