- effectual
- adjective Date: 14th century producing or able to produce a desired effect Synonyms: see effective • effectuality noun • effectualness noun
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Effectual — Ef*fec tu*al (?; 135), a. [See {Effect}, n.] Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive. Shak. [1913 Webster] Effectual steps for the suppression of the rebellion.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
effectual — index active, adequate, capable, causal, cogent, competent, constructive (creative), decisive … Law dictionary
effectual — late 14c., O.Fr. effectuel, from L.L. effectualis, from L. effectus accomplishment, performance (see EFFECT (Cf. effect)). Used properly of actions (not agents) and with a sense having the effect aimed at. Related: Effectually; effectuality … Etymology dictionary
effectual — *effective, efficacious, efficient Analogous words: effecting, accomplishing, achieving, fulfilling (see PERFORM): operative, dynamic, *active: decisive, determinative, *conclusive Antonyms: ineffectual: fruitless Contrasted words: *futile, v … New Dictionary of Synonyms
effectual — [adj] influential; authoritative accomplishing, achieving, adequate, binding, capable, conclusive, decisive, determinative, effecting, effective, efficacious, efficient, forcible, fulfilling, in force, lawful, legal, licit, potent, powerful,… … New thesaurus
effectual — ► ADJECTIVE 1) effective. 2) Law (of a legal document) valid or binding. DERIVATIVES effectuality noun effectually adverb effectualness noun … English terms dictionary
effectual — [e fek′cho͞o əl, ifek′cho͞o əl; ] often [ ēfek′cho͞o əl, əfek′cho͞o əl] adj. [ME < OFr effectuel < ML effectualis] 1. producing, or able to produce, the desired effect 2. having legal force; valid SYN. EFFECTIVE effectuality [ə… … English World dictionary
Effectual — L Effectual correspond à une rationalité qui s oppose au mode causal ou prédictif. L Effectuation est un paradigme pragmatiste du management. Partant d’une question de recherche plutôt évidente « quel est le processus de décision des… … Wikipédia en Français
effectual — effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient 1. All these words mean ‘having an effect’ of some kind, but with different applications and shades of meaning. Effective means ‘having a definite or desired effect’ that is actual rather than… … Modern English usage
effectual — [[t]ɪfe̱ktʃuəl[/t]] ADJ GRADED If an action or plan is effectual, it succeeds in producing the results that were intended. [FORMAL] This is the only effectual way to secure our present and future happiness. Syn: effective Ant: ineffectual … English dictionary
effectual — adjective 1) effectual political action Syn: effective, successful, productive, constructive; worthwhile, helpful, beneficial, advantageous, valuable, useful; formal efficacious See note at effective 2) Law … Thesaurus of popular words
