effectively

American  

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

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

Etymology

Origin of effectively

effective ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

For that, the bloc has restricted his travel across its 27 countries and frozen all of his “funds and economic resources” in the EU, effectively prohibiting him from doing business there.

From The Wall Street Journal

As those ions move, they drag nearby water molecules with them, effectively creating motion in the fluid around the robot.

From Science Daily

These experiments showed that silybin effectively protected liver cells by restoring viability, lowering harmful reactive oxygen species, and reducing inflammatory gene activity.

From Science Daily

Reus went on to play well at times, but the season was effectively over by then.

From Los Angeles Times

The Times identified hundreds of other UCC filings with no apparent legal basis that also listed the home addresses of government officials and prominent power-brokers, effectively turning the state’s public database into a doxing tool.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• adequately
• completely
• definitely
• dramatically
• energetically
• finally
• forcefully
• productively