effectual

См. также в других словарях:

• Effectual — Ef*fec tu*al (?; 135), a. [See {Effect}, n.] Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive. Shak. [1913 Webster] Effectual steps for the suppression of the rebellion.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• effectual — index active, adequate, capable, causal, cogent, competent, constructive (creative), decisive …   Law dictionary

• effectual — late 14c., O.Fr. effectuel, from L.L. effectualis, from L. effectus accomplishment, performance (see EFFECT (Cf. effect)). Used properly of actions (not agents) and with a sense having the effect aimed at. Related: Effectually; effectuality …   Etymology dictionary

• effectual — *effective, efficacious, efficient Analogous words: effecting, accomplishing, achieving, fulfilling (see PERFORM): operative, dynamic, *active: decisive, determinative, *conclusive Antonyms: ineffectual: fruitless Contrasted words: *futile, v …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• effectual — [adj] influential; authoritative accomplishing, achieving, adequate, binding, capable, conclusive, decisive, determinative, effecting, effective, efficacious, efficient, forcible, fulfilling, in force, lawful, legal, licit, potent, powerful,… …   New thesaurus

• effectual — ► ADJECTIVE 1) effective. 2) Law (of a legal document) valid or binding. DERIVATIVES effectuality noun effectually adverb effectualness noun …   English terms dictionary

• effectual — [e fek′cho͞o əl, ifek′cho͞o əl; ] often [ ēfek′cho͞o əl, əfek′cho͞o əl] adj. [ME < OFr effectuel < ML effectualis] 1. producing, or able to produce, the desired effect 2. having legal force; valid SYN. EFFECTIVE effectuality [ə… …   English World dictionary

• Effectual — L Effectual correspond à une rationalité qui s oppose au mode causal ou prédictif. L Effectuation est un paradigme pragmatiste du management. Partant d’une question de recherche plutôt évidente « quel est le processus de décision des… …   Wikipédia en Français

• effectual — effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient 1. All these words mean ‘having an effect’ of some kind, but with different applications and shades of meaning. Effective means ‘having a definite or desired effect’ that is actual rather than… …   Modern English usage

• effectual — [[t]ɪfe̱ktʃuəl[/t]] ADJ GRADED If an action or plan is effectual, it succeeds in producing the results that were intended. [FORMAL] This is the only effectual way to secure our present and future happiness. Syn: effective Ant: ineffectual …   English dictionary

• effectual — adjective 1) effectual political action Syn: effective, successful, productive, constructive; worthwhile, helpful, beneficial, advantageous, valuable, useful; formal efficacious See note at effective 2) Law …   Thesaurus of popular words