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EFFECTUAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
Example:
an efficacious law
Synonyms:
effective; effectual; efficacious
Classified under:
Similar:
hard-hitting; trenchant (characterized by or full of force and vigor)
impelling (markedly effective as if by emotional pressure)
impressive; telling (producing a strong effect)
rough-and-ready (crude but effective for the purpose at hand)
Also:
efficacious (marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect)
efficient (being effective without wasting time or effort or expense)
potent; stiff; strong (having a strong physiological or chemical effect)
powerful (having great power or force or potency or effect)
useful; utile (being of use or service)
Attribute:
effectiveness; effectivity; effectuality; effectualness (power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect)
Derivation:
effectuality; effectualness (power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Having legal efficacy or force
Example:
a sound title to the property
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
valid (well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force)
