Effectual
adjective
Producing or capable of producing a desired result or effect.
She found a more effectual way to solve the problem.
Often appears as...
- effectual solution
- effectual method
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Formal
adjective
Having legal or binding force.
An effectual contract between the two businesses.
Often appears as...
- effectual contract
- effectual law
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Formal
Technical
adjective
Producing or capable of producing a desired result or effect.
She found a more effectual way to solve the problem.
Often appears as...
- effectual solution
- effectual method
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Formal
adjective
Having legal or binding force.
An effectual contract between the two businesses.
Often appears as...
- effectual contract
- effectual law
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Desired Outcome
Use 'effectual' to describe methods that successfully achieve goals, not just attempt them.
Her effectual study habits resulted in high exam scores.
Pro Tip 2/3Emphasizing Efficiency
'Effectual' also implies that the method is not only successful, but done with efficiency.
The new software provided an effectual solution to data analysis.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
'Effectual' carries a positive nuance, suggesting the technique or process is commendable.
The teacher's effectual methods improved student engagement.
Pro Tip 1/3Desired Outcome
Use 'effectual' to describe methods that successfully achieve goals, not just attempt them.
Her effectual study habits resulted in high exam scores.
Pro Tip 2/3Emphasizing Efficiency
'Effectual' also implies that the method is not only successful, but done with efficiency.
The new software provided an effectual solution to data analysis.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
'Effectual' carries a positive nuance, suggesting the technique or process is commendable.
The teacher's effectual methods improved student engagement.
Pro Tip 1/3Desired Outcome
Use 'effectual' to describe methods that successfully achieve goals, not just attempt them.
Her effectual study habits resulted in high exam scores.
Pro Tip 2/3Emphasizing Efficiency
'Effectual' also implies that the method is not only successful, but done with efficiency.
The new software provided an effectual solution to data analysis.
Pro Tip 3/3Positive Connotation
'Effectual' carries a positive nuance, suggesting the technique or process is commendable.
The teacher's effectual methods improved student engagement.
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a century has passed since Washington wrote to be prepared for war is the most effectual means of promoting the peace
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Isaac Newton
English Mathematician
It is indeed a matter of great difficulty to discover, and effectually to distinguish, the true motions of particular bodies from the apparent because the parts of that immovable space, in which those motions are performed, do by no means come under the observation of our senses.
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John C. Calhoun
American Statesman
To make a division of power effectual, a veto in one form or another is indispensable. The right of each to judge for itself of the extent of the power allotted to its share, and to protect itself in its exercise, is what, in reality, is meant by a division of power.
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Adam Smith
Scottish Economist
The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence.
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George Washington
American President
I beg you be persuaded that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritual tyranny, and every species of religious persecution.
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Joseph Barber Lightfoot
English Theologian
Try to help others. Consult their weaknesses, relieve their maladies; strive to raise them up, and by so doing you will most effectually raise yourself up also.
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Isaac Barrow
English Mathematician
He who loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual comforter.
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Ida B. Wells
American Activist
The appeal to the white man's pocket has ever been more effectual than all the appeals ever made to his conscience.
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Edmund Burke
Irish Statesman
No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.
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John Adams
American President
The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.
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Aesop
Greek Author
Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
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Isaac Newton
English Mathematician
It is indeed a matter of great difficulty to discover, and effectually to distinguish, the true motions of particular bodies from the apparent because the parts of that immovable space, in which those motions are performed, do by no means come under the observation of our senses.
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John C. Calhoun
American Statesman
To make a division of power effectual, a veto in one form or another is indispensable. The right of each to judge for itself of the extent of the power allotted to its share, and to protect itself in its exercise, is what, in reality, is meant by a division of power.
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Adam Smith
Scottish Economist
The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment which restrains his frauds and corrects his negligence.
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George Washington
American President
I beg you be persuaded that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritual tyranny, and every species of religious persecution.
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Joseph Barber Lightfoot
English Theologian
Try to help others. Consult their weaknesses, relieve their maladies; strive to raise them up, and by so doing you will most effectually raise yourself up also.
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Isaac Barrow
English Mathematician
He who loveth a book will never want a faithful friend, a wholesome counsellor, a cheerful companion, or an effectual comforter.
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Ida B. Wells
American Activist
The appeal to the white man's pocket has ever been more effectual than all the appeals ever made to his conscience.
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Edmund Burke
Irish Statesman
No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.
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John Adams
American President
The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries.
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Aesop
Greek Author
Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
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