As adjectives the difference between virtuous and effectual
is that virtuous is full of virtue, having excellent moral character while effectual is producing the intended result; entirely adequate.
virtuous
English
Alternative forms
* vertuous (obsolete)
* vertuus (obsolete)
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Full of virtue, having excellent moral character.
Synonyms
* good
* righteous
Derived terms
* virtuousness
Related terms
* virtual
* virtue
* virtuosity
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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
