Ineffectually

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ineffectually
       adv : in an ineffectual manner; "she tried ineffectually to light
             the primus, and Thomas came to help her" [ant: {effectually}]