effectual

English

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Etymology

From Old French effectuel, from Late Latin effectualis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iˈfɛktʃuəl/

Adjective

effectual (comparative more effectual, superlative most effectual)

  1. 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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