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Effectual vs Effectively - What's the difference?

effectual | effectively |

As an adjective effectual

is producing the intended result; entirely adequate.

As an adverb effectively is

in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.

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

    effectively

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 19 , author=Kerry Brown , title=Kim Jong-il obituary , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=A state ideology, mixing nationalism, and basic Marxist economics, going under the name "Juche", was constructed, and Kim Il-sung effectively silenced, disposed of and cleared away any opposition, isolating the country and exercising an iron grip on the military, the state media and the government and party organs.}}
  • Essentially, in effect, for all practical purposes.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=(Henry Petroski) , title=Opening Doors , volume=100, issue=2, page=112-3 , magazine= citation , passage=A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.}}