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effectively
adverb
in
a
successful
or
efficient
way
that
produces
the
intended
result
•
The
new
water
filter
effectively
removed
all
the
impurities
from
the
river
water
.
The
new
water
filter
effectively
removed
all
the
impurities
from
the
river
water
.
•
By
organizing
her
notes
,
Maria
studied
effectively
for
the
exam
.
By
organizing
her
notes
,
Maria
studied
effectively
for
the
exam
.
From
adjective
effective
+
adverbial
suffix
-ly
,
first
recorded
in
the
15th
century
.
adverb
used
to
say
that
something
is
true
or
happens
in
practice
even
though
it
is
not
officially
recognized
or
perfectly
exact
•
After
the
manager
quit
,
Jenna
was
effectively
in
charge
of
the
whole
store
.
After
the
manager
quit
,
Jenna
was
effectively
in
charge
of
the
whole
store
.
•
The
village
was
effectively
cut
off
when
the
only
bridge
collapsed
.
The
village
was
effectively
cut
off
when
the
only
bridge
collapsed
.
Same
origin
as
other
sense
:
from
effective
+
-ly
,
but
this
pragmatic
meaning
developed
in
the
18th
century
to
express
the
idea
of
‘
in
effect
’.
