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effectful

effectful adjective: synonym of effectual.

Adjective

effectful (comparative more effectful, superlative most effectful)

  1. Synonym of effectual.
    Synonyms:
    effectual
  2. Implementing effects.
    • On the other hand, we hope it can contribute a small-step towards the ultimate goal of an elegant fully fledged language for certified effectful programming..2015, Matthijs Vákár, “A Framework for Dependent Types and Effects”, in arXiv

Synonyms of effectful

Forms of effectful

comparativemore effectful
superlativemost effectful

Origin of effectful

From effect + -ful.

Questions about effectful

What does effectful mean?
Effectful means synonym of effectual.
What part of speech is effectful?
Effectful is an adjective.

Words near effectful in the dictionary

  1. effectances
  2. effectatious
  3. effected
  4. effecter
  5. effecters
  6. effectful
  7. effectibility
  8. effectible
  9. effecting
  10. effection
  11. effections

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