effectively
//ɪˈfɛktɪvli//
Forms
- Comparative
- more effectively
- Superlative
- most effectively
Definitions
1.In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.
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.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2566
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs
Proto-Italic *eks
Latin ex
Latin ef-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti
Proto-Italic *θakjō
Proto-Italic *fakjō