influential
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- influentially adverb
- noninfluential adjective
- noninfluentially adverb
- overinfluential adjective
- quasi-influential adjective
- quasi-influentially adverb
- uninfluential adjective
- uninfluentially adverb
Etymology
Origin of influential
First recorded in 1560–70; from Medieval Latin influenti(a) “stellar emanation” ( influence ) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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Karp, an influential lawyer in corporate circles, gave up his role leading the firm earlier this month after emails showed an association with Epstein that lasted years.
However, Howe's side have failed to win any of the 10 Premier League matches in which the influential Guimaraes did not feature since his debut in February 2022.
From BBC
Some religious Saudis and members of the kingdom’s diminished but still influential clerical class are concerned the crown prince is taking things too far.
The documents reveal what appears to have been a close and wide-ranging relationship between one of the Gulf's most influential business figures and Epstein.
From BBC
Boritt, a Hungarian refugee who became an influential historian of two archetypical American subjects—Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War—died on Feb. 2 in Chambersburg, Pa. He was 86.
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