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consequential

adj
/ˌkɑnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/US/ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl/UK

Etymology

From consequent + -ial.

  1. derived from consequens
  2. borrowed from conséquent
  3. suffixed as consequential — “consequent + ial”

Definitions

  1. Following as a result.

  2. Having significant consequences

    Having significant consequences; of importance.

    • The more profound and consequential the issue, the more stubborn our denial.

  3. Important or significant.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Self-important.

      • He was a very short, fat little man, with immensely long grey side-whiskers, and a most consequential manner.

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Derived

consequentialism, consequentialist, consequentialistic, consequentiality, consequentialize, consequentially, consequential mark, consequentialness, inconsequential, nonconsequential, unconsequential

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at consequential. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at consequential. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at consequential

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA