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consequential

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con·se·quen·tial  (kns-kwnshl)
adj.
1. Following as an effect, result, or conclusion; consequent.
2. Having important consequences; significant: "The year's only really consequential legislation was the reform of Social Security" (New York Times).
3.
a. Important; influential: a consequential figure in the academic community.
b. Pompous; self-important.

conse·quenti·ali·ty (-sh-l-t), conse·quential·ness n.
conse·quential·ly adv.

consequential [ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl]
adj
1. important or significant
2. self-important; conceited
3. following as a consequence; resultant, esp indirectly consequential loss
consequentiality , consequentialness n
consequentially  adv
Usage: 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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.consequential - having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"
important, of import - of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"

consequential
adjective
1. resulting, subsequent, successive, ensuing, indirect, consequent, resultant, sequential, following The company disclaims any liability for incidental or consequential damages.
2. important, serious, significant, grave, far-reaching, momentous, weighty, eventful From a medical standpoint, a week is usually not a consequential delay.
Translations
consequential [ˌkɒnsɪˈkwenʃəl] ADJ
1. (= resulting) → consiguiente, resultante
the moves consequential upon this decisionlas medidas consiguientes a or resultantes de esta decisión
2. (= important) → importante
consequential
adj
(= self-important)wichtigtuerisch; smile, tone alsoüberheblich
(= logically consistent)folgerichtig
consequential [ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl] adj (frm)
a. (important) → importante
b. (consequent) → conseguente

consequential [ˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl] adj (frm)
a. (important) → importante
b. (consequent) → conseguente


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The subjection in which his father had brought him up had given him originally great humility of manner; but it was now a good deal counteracted by the self-conceit of a weak head, living in retirement, and the consequential feelings of early and unexpected prosperity.
He only remembered his face as he remembered all the faces he had ever seen; but he remembered, too, that it was one of the faces laid by in his memory in the immense class of the falsely consequential and poor in expression.
Catherine was the immediate object of his gallantry; and, while they waited in the lobby for a chair, he prevented the inquiry which had travelled from her heart almost to the tip of her tongue, by asking, in a consequential manner, whether she had seen him talking with General Tilney: "He is a fine old fellow, upon my soul
 
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