influential

[in-floo-en-shuhl]

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.

Origin of influential

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

Related formsin·flu·en·tial·ly, adverbnon·in·flu·en·tial, adjectivenon·in·flu·en·tial·ly, adverbo·ver·in·flu·en·tial, adjectivequa·si-in·flu·en·tial, adjectivequa·si-in·flu·en·tial·ly, adverbun·in·flu·en·tial, adjectiveun·in·flu·en·tial·ly, adverb

Synonyms for influential

1. consequential, forceful, important.

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Examples from the Web for influentially

Historical Examples of influentially

Few of these factors appear above the threshold of consciousness, though they are continually and influentially operative.
Nature Mysticism
J. Edward Mercer
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
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
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
The psychology of the judge enters into the consideration as influentially as the psychology of the offender.
Criminal Psychology
Hans Gross

British Dictionary definitions for influentially

influential

adjective

having or exerting influence

Derived Formsinfluentially, adverb

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Word Origin and History for influentially

influential

adj.

"powerful," 1650s, from Medieval Latin influentialis, from influentia (see influence). Earlier in an astrological sense (1560s).