He was seen as a weak, ineffectual king. The People's Police cordons were utterly ineffectual. The Rudd Government dismantled all three components, dubbing them "ineffectual and wasteful". The novel characterizes Numedides as being mad, exceedingly cruel, and somewhat ineffectual. Partisan operations against Finns were estimated as being highly ineffectual. Mackenzie was largely ineffectual as a mayor. The law was also felt to be largely ineffectual. The Social Democrats were essentially a conservative trade union party, with ineffectual leadership. As a parent, Liane often spoils Cartman, and is largely ineffectual as a disciplinarian. Fabious is dashing and skilled and Thadeous is lazy and ineffectual. Despite its ferocity, the fire was mostly ineffectual. These events led to ineffectual condemnations by the League of Nations. The law must stop sucking up to this ineffectual Prussian disguised as a French officer. Pappy was so lazy and ineffectual, he didn't even bathe himself. The lyrics were used as a defiant dig at the allegedly ineffectual Luftwaffe.