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Affectual vs Effectual - What's the difference?

affectual | effectual |

As adjectives the difference between affectual and effectual

is that affectual is pertaining to or consisting in disposition or desire while effectual is producing the intended result; entirely adequate.

affectual

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Pertaining to or consisting in disposition or desire.
  • * Caxton
  • *:God hath beholden your affectuall devocyon fro heaven.
  • * Rev. T. Adams
  • *:Lust not only affectual , but actual, is dispensed with.

    • Synonyms

    *emotional *affectional *earnest

    References

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    effectual

    English

    Alternative forms

    * effectuall (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Producing the intended result; entirely adequate.
    • {{quote-Fanny Hill, part=3 , 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.}}

    Antonyms

    * ineffectual

    Related terms

    * effect * effective * effectivity * efficacious * efficacity * efficacy * efficiency * efficient