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Adverb: effectively  i'fektivlee
  1. In an effective manner
    "these are real problems that can be dealt with most effectively by rational discussion"
    - efficaciously
     
  2. In actuality or reality or fact
    "she is effectively his wife"
    - in effect

See also: effective

Antonym: ineffectively

Encyclopedia: Effectively