effectual
English
Alternative forms
- effectuall (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old French effectuel, from Late Latin effectualis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈfɛktʃuəl/
Adjective
effectual (comparative more effectual, superlative most effectual)
- Producing the intended result; entirely adequate.
- 1749, [John Cleland], Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: Printed [by Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], OCLC 731622352:
- Redoubling, then, the active energy of his thrusts, favoured by the fervid appetite of my motions, the soft oiled wards can no longer stand so effectual a picklock, but yield, and open him an entrance.
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Antonyms
- ineffectual
Related terms
- effect
- effective
- effectivity
- efficacious
- efficacity
- efficacy
- efficiency
- efficient