Effectual
[ɪ'fektʃʊəl;-tjʊəl] or [ɪ'fɛktʃʊəl]
Definition
(n.) Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Operative, successful.[2]. Efficacious, effective, active, efficient, of adequate power.
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Examples
- Then in a slow but effectual way he began to assert himself. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Such aid is not always effectual, said Justinian significantly, whereat the Greek shrugged his shoulders, but made no reply. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Under his rule were carried out the dragonnades, a peculiarly malignant and effectual form of persecution. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- To which there seemed no more effectual reply than to go on killing royalists. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- A tax, therefore, which amounted to one half, must have been an effectual bar to it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman, is not that of his corporation, but that of his customers. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The quantity of every commodity brought to market naturally suits itself to the effectual demand. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- If at any time it exceeds the effectual demand, some of the component parts of its price must be paid below their natural rate. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- If we have dwelt especially on the negative side, it is for the sake of suggesting positive measures adapted to the effectual development of thought. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- There was no effectual separation of Europe from Asia then at the Bosphorus. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- An Allied force landed at Salonika in Greece, and pushed inland towards Monastir, but was unable to render any effectual assistance to the Serbians. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Another method, though not so effectual, is to pour a few drops of benzole upon the file and brush thoroughly with a scratch brush. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Beaufort had taken effectual measures to conceal himself; and it was ten months before my father discovered his abode. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- When they are gone, the number of those who are afterwards educated to the trade will naturally suit itself to the effectual demand. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- In practice, however, the latter method is effectual only when instigated by fear of unpleasant results. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- There is an effectual demand for more labour, for more work to be done, than can be had. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- They supply an engine with safety-valves, which would answer the purpose if kept in proper condition; but they do not make effectual provision against careless management and reckless misconduct. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The effectual demand for gold, like that for every other commodity, is in every country limited to a certain quantity. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- These ancient separations must have remained effectual well into Neolithic times. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The one effectual palliative in my case, is--opium. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It sometimes happens, indeed, that the quantity of land which can be fitted for some particular produce, is too small to supply the effectual demand. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Might she only follow her own judgment, she thought she should be able to find perhaps a harsh but an effectual cure for her sufferings. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- His solution of the problem was simple but effectual. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I am aware that help, to be effectual in these cases, should be thorough. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Was Mr Fledgeby's advocacy as effectual in your case as in ours? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The quantity brought to market will soon be no more than sufficient to supply the effectual demand. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- His education would generally in this way be more effectual, and always less tedious and expensive. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The quantity brought thither will soon be sufficient to supply the effectual demand. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- But it is clear that his mind was not satisfied by religious scepticism, and that he was a man of very effectual curiosity and inquiry. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- When the quantity of gold and silver imported into any country exceeds the effectual demand, no vigilance of government can prevent their exportation. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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