effectively

[ ih-fek-tiv-lee, ee-fek‐ ]

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.

Other Words From

• pre·ef·fec·tive·ly adverb
• qua·si-ef·fec·tive·ly adverb
• sub·ef·fec·tive·ly adverb
• su·per·ef·fec·tive·ly adverb
• un·ef·fec·tive·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of effectively¹

effective ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The law would effectively oversee the end of fossil fuel extraction in the Inglewood Oil Field, where drilling has occurred for a century.

From Los Angeles Times

Much of the western Joshua tree’s range is federal land, so the state will have to work across jurisdictions to effectively protect it, Kaiser said.

From Los Angeles Times

After a phone call on Wednesday, Trump posted online: “She has agreed to stop Migration through Mexico, and into the United States, effectively closing our Southern Border.”

From BBC

By blocking this protein's activity, the gold compound effectively shuts down cancer cells before they can multiply or develop drug resistance.

From Science Daily

The nanoscopic packaging materials are able to effectively protect their load and deliver them to the target cells.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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