EFFECTUAL


Meaning of EFFECTUAL in English

/ ɪˈfektʃuəl; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) (of things, not people) producing the result that was intended

SYN effective :

an effectual remedy

—compare ineffectual

►  ef·fec·tual·ly adjective

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from medieval Latin effectualis , from Latin effectus , from efficere accomplish, from ex- out, thoroughly + facere do, make.

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