ineffectual vs pencil-necked

ineffectual

adj
  • Weak, indecisive; lacking forcefulness. 

  • Unable or insufficient to produce effect. 

  • Worthless; ineffective. 

pencil-necked

adj
  • Insubstantial; weak. 

  • Having a very thin neck. 

How often have the words ineffectual and pencil-necked occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )