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effectively

[ih-fek-tiv-lee, ee-fek]

adverb

  1. in a way that accomplishes a purpose or produces the intended or expected results.

    These scissors are no longer sharp and do not cut effectively.

    You may not like all your coworkers, but you still have to learn to work effectively with them.

  2. in actuality; in practice.

    Allowing the legislature to take existing money for schools and use it for other purposes effectively means there will be no new money for education.

  3. in a way that produces a vivid impression; strikingly.

    The visually rich photographs are effectively displayed against the stark white gallery walls.



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Other Word Forms

  • preeffectively adverb
  • quasi-effectively adverb
  • subeffectively adverb
  • supereffectively adverb
  • uneffectively adverb
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Russia has captured many thousands of civilians during its full scale invasion of Ukraine and is effectively holding them hostage in Russian prisons.

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Nicholas McGeehan, of football campaign group Fair Square, told BBC Sport the World Cup process effectively acted "to ensure that Saudi Arabia was selected as host".

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Meanwhile, protesters have complained that they are being corralled, or “kettled,” between lines of police and effectively trapped.

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Pepco said it was effectively offloading an unprofitable part of the business.

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Who would have thought Newsom would lead on it so effectively?

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