effectively

ef-fec-tive-ly · adverb

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Definitions

adverb

  1. 1.

    In a way that produces the intended result; successfully.

  2. 2.

    In actual fact; virtually (used to describe something that is not officially or explicitly true but is true in practice).

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    effectively speaking — in practical terms
  • •
    more effectively — in a more successful manner

Related words

Antonyms: ineffectively, poorly
See also: effect, effective, efficiency
Synonyms: efficiently, in effect, successfully, virtually

Etymology

From effective + -ly, ultimately from Latin effectivus ("creative, productive").