effectively

American

[ih-fek-tiv-lee, ee-fek‐] / ɪˈfɛk tɪv li, iˈfɛk‐ /

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

preeffectively adverb
quasi-effectively adverb
subeffectively adverb
supereffectively adverb
uneffectively adverb

Etymology

Origin of effectively

effective ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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Supreme Court struck down a law that effectively had limited legal sports betting to Nevada.

From Los Angeles Times

By hardwiring the island’s industrial ecosystem into the American economy, they say, the pact effectively converts Taiwan’s high-end silicon output into an indispensable U.S. national security asset.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Dodgers do that more often, and more effectively, than anyone.

From Los Angeles Times

So effectively their test was just for one day, with Fernando Alonso in the car.

From BBC

Instead, they alter parts of the surrounding healthy tissue, effectively reprogramming it to support cancer invasion.

From Science Daily

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