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