effectual
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English effectual, effectuel, from Old French effectuel, from Late Latin effectualis.
Pronunciation- IPA: /iˈfɛkt͡ʃuəl/
effectual
- Producing the intended result; entirely adequate.
- 1749, [John Cleland], “(Please specify the letter or volume)”, in Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: […] [Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], →OCLC ↗:
- 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.
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