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effectively

Syllables: ef·fec·tive·ly/ɪˈfɛktɪvli/

effectively adverb: in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.

Adverb

effectively (comparative more effectively, superlative most effectively)

  1. In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.
    • The nightclubs generally provide liquor (at a price), pretty girls who are clad diaphanously but extremely effectively, a tiny space in which to dance [...] and food[.]1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 89
    • A state ideology, mixing nationalism, and basic Marxist economics, going under the name "Juche", was constructed, and Kim Il-sung effectively silenced, disposed of and cleared away any opposition, isolating the country and exercising an iron grip on the military, the state media and the government...2011 December 19, Kerry Brown, “Kim Jong-il obituary”, in The Guardian
  2. Essentially, in effect, for all practical purposes.
    • On paper, the answer seems to be yes, but, effectively, the answer is no.
    • A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.2012 March, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3

effectively meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

effectively in Tamil

திறம்பட, எடுபடும் வகையில், திறம்பட சமாளித்தல், பயனுள்ளதாக

effectively in Urdu

مؤثر انداز سے

effectively in Bengali

কার্যকরীভাবে

effectively in Malayalam

ഫലപ്രദമായി, പര്യാപ്‌തമായി

Examples of effectively in a sentence

  • A rush of business can be difficult to handle effectively for its unexpected volume.
  • I suspect the think tank lacks the brainpower to function effectively.
  • The provisory clause effectively excluded his otherwise logical heirs from his main inheritance.

All 40 example sentences with effectively

Forms of effectively

comparativemore effectively
superlativemost effectively

Origin of effectively

From effective + -ly.

Words formed from effectively

Questions about effectively

What does effectively mean?
Effectively means in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.
What is effectively in Tamil?
Effectively in Tamil is திறம்பட, எடுபடும் வகையில், திறம்பட சமாளித்தல். See Effectively meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is effectively?
Effectively is an adverb.
How do you pronounce effectively?
Effectively is pronounced /ɪˈfɛktɪvli/.

Words near effectively in the dictionary

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  6. effectively
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  8. effectivenesses
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  11. effectivity

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: effectively (page history and authors); effectively (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); effectively (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); effectively (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); effectively (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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