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effectively

  • /ɪˈfɛktɪvli/

adverb more effectively · most effectively

  1. In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect. 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[.]
  2. Essentially, in effect, for all practical purposes. On paper, the answer seems to be yes, but, effectively, the answer is no.

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Closest in meaning: efficaciously, in effect, efficacious, effectual, effective, effectiveness, productively, constructively, efficiently, usefully, suitably, competently, appropriately, ably, validly, actual

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adv in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect

Españolefectivamente
Portuguêsefetivamente, eficazmente
Françaisefficacement
Deutscheffektiv, wirksam
Italianoefficacemente
Русскийэффекти́вно effektívno

adv essentially

Portuguêsefetivamente
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@misc{effectively_2026,
  title = {effectively},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/effectively},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}