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   effectively

   /ɪˈfɛktɪvli/

   adverb

   • 1. in such a manner as to achieve a desired result: "make sure that resources are used effectively" Similar successfullyeffectuallyefficaciouslyproductivelyconstructivelyfruitfullyvaluablyhelpfullybeneficiallyadvantageouslyusefullyfunctionallyforcefullyforciblypowerfullystronglypotentlysoundlyvalidlytellinglyconvincinglycompellinglyimpressivelypersuasivelyirresistiblycrediblyinfluentiallyconclusivelyunanswerablyauthoritativelyOpposite ineffectivelyweakly
   • ▪ actually but not officially or explicitly: "they were effectively controlled by the people they were supposed to be investigating" Similar practicallyvirtuallyin effectall butmore or lessalmostnearlyclose toapproachingnot far fromnearingverging onbordering onwell nighnigh onjust aboutas good astantamount toessentiallyin essencein practical termsfor all practical purposesto all intents and purposesin all but nameactuallyin realityimplicitlytacitlysilentlyapproximatelyroughlynot quiteplus-minusinformal:pretty muchpretty nearlypretty wellas near as dammitrare:operativelyOpposite theoreticallyofficially

   Scrabble Points: 25

   • E

     1

   • F

     4

   • F

     4

   • E

     1

   • C

     3

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

   • L

     1

   • Y

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