|kän(t)sə̇|kwenchəl, -sē|k- sometimes |kȯn- adjective
Etymology: Latin consequentia + English -al
1. : of the nature of or following as a consequence, result, or logical inference : involving logical sequence
with the procedure in Committee of Supply and the consequential proceedings in Committee of Ways and Means — T.E.May
2. : of the nature of a secondary result : indirect
more important is the consequential loss that can flow from destruction of records — Financial Times (London)
3.
a. : following in due course : falling in consequence — often used with on or upon
a result consequential upon bankruptcy
b. : governed or guided by logical sequence : rational
any system of consequential conduct that in their most reasonable moments they might have been capable of forming — Earl of Chesterfield
4. : of importance : of consequence : bringing about or responsible for significant changes or results
reports of a consequential nature
the only consequential immigrant group at first were the French — Oscar Handlin
many errors have been made but hardly one as grave and consequential as this failure — E.J.Simmons
5. : having or displaying importance or assuming distinction to a point of being pompous : self-important
consequential deportment
a loud consequential voice
• con·se·quen·tial·ly -shəlē, -li adverb