effectively en · ADV
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin efficiō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin effectīvusbor. French effectifder. English effective Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English effectively From effective + -ly.
Meanings
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In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.
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 and party organs.
2011 December 19, Kerry Brown, “Kim Jong-il obituary”, in The Guardian: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:
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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 14, Henry Petroski, “Opening Doors”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, pages 112–3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most effectively | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more effectively | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (34)
de tatsächlich (essentially) · fi vaikuttavasti (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · sv i själva verket (essentially) · sh učinkòvito (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · sh ȅfikasno (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · yi עפֿעקטיוו (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · sh pràktično (essentially) · ru эффекти́вно (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · la potenter (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · hu hathatósan (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · sh u suštini (essentially) · sl praktično (essentially) · sl učinkovito (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · it efficacemente (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · pt eficazmente (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · de effektiv (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · hu valóban (essentially) · sh ȅsencijālno (essentially) · hu ténylegesen (essentially) · pt efetivamente (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · cs efektivně (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · sv effektivt (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · es efectivamente (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · sh djȅlotvōrno (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · fi tehokkaasti (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · de wirksam (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · nl daadwerkelijk (essentially) · hu tényleg (essentially) · pt efetivamente (essentially) · hu eredményesen (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · fr efficacement (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · sh pràktički (essentially) · hu hatékonyan (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect) · nrf êfficacement (in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect)