"effectual" meaning in English

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ineffectual"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "effectual"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English effectual",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "effectuel"
      },
      "expansion": "effectuel",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "effectuel"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French effectuel",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "effectualis"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin effectualis",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English effectual, effectuel, from Old French effectuel, from Late Latin effectualis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more effectual",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most effectual",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "effectual (comparative more effectual, superlative most effectual)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "effectual calling"
        },
        {
          "word": "effectualization"
        },
        {
          "word": "effectualize"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1822, John Barclay, chapter I, in An Inquiry Into the Opinions, Ancient and Modern, Concerning Life and Organization, Edinburgh, London: Bell & Bradfute; Waugh & Innes; G. & W. B. Whittaker, section I, page 1",
          "text": "In the living state, the body is observed to […] adopt most effectual measures for the permanent continuance of its species.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Producing the intended result; entirely adequate."
      ],
      "id": "en-effectual-en-adj-aGcVaNrr",
      "links": [
        [
          "intend",
          "intend"
        ],
        [
          "result",
          "result"
        ],
        [
          "adequate",
          "adequate"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "effect"
        },
        {
          "word": "effective"
        },
        {
          "word": "effectivity"
        },
        {
          "word": "efficacious"
        },
        {
          "word": "efficacity"
        },
        {
          "word": "efficacy"
        },
        {
          "word": "efficiency"
        },
        {
          "word": "efficient"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "obsolete"
          ],
          "word": "effectuall"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iˈfɛkt͡ʃuəl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "effectual"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ineffectual"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "effectual calling"
    },
    {
      "word": "effectualization"
    },
    {
      "word": "effectualize"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "effectual"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English effectual",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "effectuel"
      },
      "expansion": "effectuel",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "effectuel"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French effectuel",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "effectualis"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin effectualis",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English effectual, effectuel, from Old French effectuel, from Late Latin effectualis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more effectual",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most effectual",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "effectual (comparative more effectual, superlative most effectual)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "effect"
    },
    {
      "word": "effective"
    },
    {
      "word": "effectivity"
    },
    {
      "word": "efficacious"
    },
    {
      "word": "efficacity"
    },
    {
      "word": "efficacy"
    },
    {
      "word": "efficiency"
    },
    {
      "word": "efficient"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English 4-syllable words",
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms derived from Late Latin",
        "English terms derived from Middle English",
        "English terms derived from Old French",
        "English terms inherited from Middle English",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1822, John Barclay, chapter I, in An Inquiry Into the Opinions, Ancient and Modern, Concerning Life and Organization, Edinburgh, London: Bell & Bradfute; Waugh & Innes; G. & W. B. Whittaker, section I, page 1",
          "text": "In the living state, the body is observed to […] adopt most effectual measures for the permanent continuance of its species.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Producing the intended result; entirely adequate."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "intend",
          "intend"
        ],
        [
          "result",
          "result"
        ],
        [
          "adequate",
          "adequate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iˈfɛkt͡ʃuəl/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "effectuall"
    }
  ],
  "word": "effectual"
}