If someone or something is ~, they fail to do what they are expected to do or are trying to do.
The mayor had become ~ in the struggle to clamp down on drugs.
ADJ
~ly
Her voice trailed off ~ly.
ADV
If someone or something is ~, they fail to do what they are expected to do or are trying to do.
The mayor had become ~ in the struggle to clamp down on drugs.
ADJ
~ly
Her voice trailed off ~ly.
ADV
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012