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

And perhaps most importantly, the loans were done at low loan to value ratios of 40% or less, meaning that there were large equity cushions effectively protecting borrowers.

From Barron's

Even if the harms are as devastating as some argue, it doesn’t necessarily follow that blanket bans will effectively mitigate these harms.

From The Wall Street Journal

If staffing continues to slide, Smith said, the airport could struggle to process passengers and could effectively shut down.

From The Wall Street Journal

Absent a decisive defeat, Iran could effectively control the strait indefinitely, he said.

From Barron's

Chief among them is getting the right mix of calcium oxide and its proprietary binding agent, so the pellets effectively store energy while holding their shape over many charge-discharge cycles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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