effectually
Britishadverb
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with the intended effect; thoroughly
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to all practical purposes; in effect
Example Sentences
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Olise, the leading scorer for Premier League side Crystal Palace this season, then effectually put the game away, doubling the French advantage with a left-footed shot from outside the box off an assist from Lacazette.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
Burke was right: “No passion so effectually robs the mind of all its powers of acting and reasoning as fear.”
From Washington Post • Jun. 22, 2022
If you are grieved, because you have not accomplished some sound and virtuous design; set about it effectually, rather than be grieving that it is undone.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Elder statesmen were, in fact, “the only persons who have it in their power effectually to arouse and enlighten the public sentiment.”
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2016
I did; whereupon began a heaving, stamping, clattering process, accompanied by a barking and baying which removed me effectually some yards’ distance; but I would not be driven quite away till I saw the event.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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