effectively

adv
/ɪˈfɛktɪvli/

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 Latin faciō Latin efficiō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Latin effectīvusbor. French effectifder. English effective Proto-Indo-European *leyg- Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English effectively From effective + -ly.

  1. derived from effectifder

Definitions

  1. In an efficient or effective manner

    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.
    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at effectively. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at effectively. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at effectively

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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