CONSEQUENTIAL


Meaning of CONSEQUENTIAL in English

— consequentiality, consequentialness , n. — consequentially , adv.

/kon'si kwen"sheuhl/ , adj.

1. following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.

2. following as a logical conclusion or inference; logically consistent.

3. of consequence or importance: a consequential man in his field.

4. self-important; pompous.

[ 1620-30; consequenti ( a ) CONSEQUENCE + -AL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .