Meaning of EFFECTUAL
| Pronunciation: | | i'fekchooul
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- [adj] producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"
- [adj] sufficient to produce a result; "a man to whom painting was but another and less effectual way of writing dramas or novels or history"
- [adj] exerting or capable of exerting strong physiological or chemical effects; "an effectual vaccine"
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| | Synonyms: | | effective, efficacious, hard-hitting, impelling, impressive, rough-and-ready, telling, trenchant |
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| | Antonyms: | | ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective | | |
| | See Also: | | effectual, efficient, potent, powerful, strong, useful, utile | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
Effectual steps for the suppression of the rebellion.
--Macaulay.
{Effectual calling} (Theol.), a doctrine concerning the work
of the Holy Spirit in producing conviction of sin and
acceptance of salvation by Christ, -- one of the five
points of Calvinism. See {Calvinism}.
Syn: {Effectual}, {Efficacious}, {Effective}.
Usage: An efficacious remedy is had recourse to, and proves
effective if it does decided good, effectual if it
does all the good desired. --C. J. Smith.
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