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Webster 1913 Edition


Influential

Inˊflu-en′tial

(ĭnˊflū̍-ĕn′shal)
,
Adj.
[See
Influence
.]
Exerting or possessing influence or power; potent; efficacious; effective; strong; having authority or ascendency;
as, an
influential
man, station, argument, etc.
A very
influential
Gascon prefix.
Earle.

Webster 1828 Edition


Influential

INFLUEN'TIAL

,
Adj.
Exerting influence or power by invisible operation, as physical causes on bodies, or as moral causes on the mind. It is particularly used to express the operation of moral causes.
Influential characters, persons who possess the power of inclining or controlling the minds of others.

Definition 2024


influential

influential

English

Adjective

influential (comparative more influential, superlative most influential)

  1. Having or exerting influence.
    John Lennon was a very influential person in music, as well as in politics, fashion and general culture.

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Noun

influential (plural influentials)

  1. A person who has influence