influential

[ in-floo-en-shuhl ]

/ ˌɪn fluˈɛn ʃəl /

adjective

having or exerting influence, especially great influence: three influential educators.

noun

a person who exerts or can exert strong influence: according to influentials of the fashion industry.

Words nearby influential

inflow, influence, influence peddler, influencer, influent, influential, influenza, influenza a, influenza b, influenza c, influenza virus

Origin of influential

1560–70; < Medieval Latin influenti(a) stellar emanation (see influence) + -al¹

SYNONYMS FOR influential

1 consequential, forceful, important.

OTHER WORDS FROM influential

in·flu·en·tial·ly, adverbnon·in·flu·en·tial, adjectivenon·in·flu·en·tial·ly, adverbo·ver·in·flu·en·tial, adjective

qua·si-in·flu·en·tial, adjectivequa·si-in·flu·en·tial·ly, adverbun·in·flu·en·tial, adjectiveun·in·flu·en·tial·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for influentially

The psychology of the judge enters into the consideration as influentially as the psychology of the offender.
Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross
This is the story of one of the most far-reaching and influentially naughty things we ever did in our lives.
The Wouldbegoods|E. Nesbit
Thus a second time, as you will presently see, the capitol of my native State had influentially affected the current of my life.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 13 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Few of these factors appear above the threshold of consciousness, though they are continually and influentially operative.
Nature Mysticism|J. Edward Mercer

It is our business here to speak, for it is by the tongue that we multiply ourselves most influentially.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson

British Dictionary definitions for influentially

influential

/ (ˌɪnflʊˈɛnʃəl) /

adjective

having or exerting influence

Derived forms of influential

influentially, adverb

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