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effectuall

effectuall is the obsolete form of effectual.

Meaning of effectual

Adjective

effectual (comparative more effectual, superlative most effectual)

  1. Producing the intended result; entirely adequate.
    • 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.1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC

Forms of effectuall

comparativemore effectuall
superlativemost effectuall

Words formed from effectuall

Questions about effectuall

What is effectuall the obsolete form of?
Effectuall is the obsolete form of effectual.

Words near effectuall in the dictionary

  1. effectualizations
  2. effectualize
  3. effectualized
  4. effectualizes
  5. effectualizing
  6. effectuall
  7. effectually
  8. effectualness
  9. effectuate
  10. effectuated
  11. effectuates

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