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Effectual

//iˈfɛkt͡ʃuəl// adj

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Adjective
  1. 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."

Adjective
  1. 1
    producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect wordnet
  2. 2
    having legal efficacy or force wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English effectual, effectuel, from Old French effectuel, from Late Latin effectualis.

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