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    [Adjective]  | "con*se*quen*tial" | \ ˌkän(t)-sə-ˈkwen(t)-shəl \


    1: of the nature of a secondary result : indirect

    2: consequent

    3: having significant consequences : important

    Origin: 1626 ;

     Borrowed from Medieval Latin consequentiālis, from Latin consequentia "succession of events, {see: |consequence|consequence}" + -ālis {see: |-al:1|-al:1};

    [Adjective]  | "consequential" 


    1: coming as a result;


      * e.g., " ... his high-fat diet and the consequential weight gain "




    2: having great meaning or lasting effect;


      * e.g., " ... the American Civil War is often regarded as the nation's most consequential event since its founding "




    3: having too high an opinion of oneself;


      * e.g., " ... for such a consequential businessman, he's head of a rather small company "



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     [ "consequential" ]

    1: This is an action or event that happens as a result of; i.e. following as a result of; next in 'sequence' some other related action or event.

      * e.g.,  ... In the final moments of the bike race, I blew a tyre and consequentially warped the wheel, bringing me to a stop and putting me out of the race; meaning I wouldn't make the finish line. 

     [ "consequential work" ]

    1: Work that is discovered while original work is in progress and immediately takes priority over your original intent. Consequential work involves significantly more effort/time/resources than the original work required.

      * e.g.,  ... So I was painting the kitchen, when a chunk of the wall comes right off in my hand because hornets had built a nest and chewed right through the drywall. Luckily, the hornets weren't home, but I'm gonna have to get rid of the nest and patch the drywall before I can finish painting. Nothin' like consequential work, damn it! 

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