effectual
producing or capable of producing an intended effect; adequate.
valid or binding, as an agreement or document.
Origin of effectual
1Other words from effectual
- ef·fec·tu·al·ly, adverb
- ef·fec·tu·al·ness, ef·fec·tu·al·i·ty, noun
- pre·ef·fec·tu·al, adjective
- pre·ef·fec·tu·al·ly, adverb
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How to use effectual in a sentence
She, and all who knew him well, had seen Stonor crush the cocksure and the unwary with an awful effectualness.
The Convert | Elizabeth RobinsHe appears to have been unlucky, but to have helped his own bad luck with the only signs of effectualness that he ever showed.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 | George Saintsbury
British Dictionary definitions for effectual
/ (ɪˈfɛktjʊəl) /
capable of or successful in producing an intended result; effective
(of documents, agreements, etc) having legal force
Derived forms of effectual
- effectuality or effectualness, noun
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