effectively
advEtymology
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.
- derived from effectifder
- derived from -īvus Latin effectīvusbor
Definitions
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[.]
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
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Derived
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.
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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