affectual
English
Etymology
From Latin affectus (“mental disposition, desire”).
Adjective
affectual (comparative more affectual, superlative most affectual)
- Pertaining to or consisting in disposition or desire.
- 1629, Thomas Adams, The Fatal Banquet
- Lust not only affectual, but actual, is dispensed with.
- 1629, Thomas Adams, The Fatal Banquet
Synonyms
- emotional, affectional, earnest
Related terms
- affect
References
- affectual in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911