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effectual

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9 lettersPronunciation /iˈfɛkt͡ʃuəl/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aceeffltuStarts with EEnds with L0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
    Fanny Hill
  • In the living state, the body is observed to […] adopt most effectual measures for the permanent continuance of its species.

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