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consequential

[ kon-si-kwen-shuhl ]

adjective

  1. following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
  2. following as a logical conclusion or inference; logically consistent.
  3. 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.

  4. having important effects or results:

    Being a lawyer, I knew that a consequential decision should not depend on an informal phone conversation.

  5. Archaic. self-important; pompous.


consequential

/ ˌɒԲɪˈɛʃə /

adjective

  1. important or significant
  2. self-important; conceited
  3. following as a consequence; resultant, esp indirectly

    consequential loss

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Although both consequential and consequent can refer to something which happens as the result of something else, consequent is more common in this sense in modern English: the new measures were put into effect, and the consequent protest led to the dismissal of those responsible
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDzԲˌܱԳپˈٲ, noun
  • ˌDzԲˈܱԳپ, adverb
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of consequential1

First recorded in 1620–30; from Latin consequenti(a) “sequence (of events), logical sequence” + -al adjective suffix; consequence, -al 1
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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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".

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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.

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Zeldin described the announcement in March as the “greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history.”

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