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consequential
[ kon-si-kwen-shuhl ]
adjective
- following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
- following as a logical conclusion or inference; logically consistent.
- of significance or importance:
His writings offer insight into his personality, opinions, and strengths, and show early evidence of the consequential man he would become.
- having important effects or results:
Being a lawyer, I knew that a consequential decision should not depend on an informal phone conversation.
- Archaic. self-important; pompous.
consequential
/ ˌɒԲɪˈɛʃə /
adjective
- important or significant
- self-important; conceited
- following as a consequence; resultant, esp indirectly
consequential loss
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˌDzԲˌܱԳپˈٲ, noun
- ˌDzԲˈܱԳپ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- Dz··ܱ·پ···ٲ [kon-si-kwen-shee-, al, -i-tee], Dz··ܱ·پ·Ա noun
- Dz··ܱ·پ· adverb
- ԴDz·Dz··ܱ·پ adjective
- non·Dz··ܱ·پ· adverb
- non·Dz··ܱ·پ·Ա noun
- non·Dz··ܱ·پ···ٲ noun
- ܲ·-Dz··ܱ·پ adjective
- qua·si-Dz··ܱ·پ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of consequential1
Example Sentences
While Smith has dismissed talk of outright separation as "nonsense", critics have accused her of stoking the flames at such a consequential time for Canada's future.
Over 12 profoundly consequential years for the Catholic Church, Pope Francis steered it into uncharted territory and did so in ways that will resonate long into the future.
The Welsh Conservatives said the consequential funding Wales received as a result of the UK government's increased childcare spending should be used "to replicate England's policy of 30 hours of free childcare for all under-fives".
As a result, the trade has proven to be among the most consequential in the Western Conference, reinvigorating a team that saw a season-long five-game losing streak end in Kuzmenko’s debut.
Zeldin described the announcement in March as the “greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history.”
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