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effectively
[ ih-fek-tiv-lee, ee-fek‐ ]
adverb
- 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.
- 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.
- in a way that produces a vivid impression; strikingly:
The visually rich photographs are effectively displayed against the stark white gallery walls.
Other Word Forms
- ··ڱ·پ· adverb
- ܲ·-·ڱ·پ· adverb
- ܲ··ڱ·پ· adverb
- ···ڱ·پ· adverb
- ܲ··ڱ·پ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of effectively1
Example Sentences
Meant as a temporary measure, the so-called Nixon shock of 1971 caused the dollar to drop, effectively ending the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates established after the end of World War II.
But she has pushed back when possible, suggesting Mexico would retaliate if the Trump administration carried out drone strikes in its territory, pushing a constitutional measure that effectively bans the planting of U.S.
Nuclear Restoration Services, which looks after the decommissioned sites long-term, is effectively owned by the UK government.
His advice to people who want to see more action on climate change is to use the democratic system more effectively, for example by telling MPs and local councillors about concerns.
“Good News Mass,” which seems inspired by Leonard Bernstein’s eclectic “Mass,” written for the opening of the Kennedy Center in 1971, could, like it, effectively expand its presentation theatrically and choreographically rather than cinematically.
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