- in a way that accomplishes a purpose or produces the intended or expected results: These scissors are no longer sharp and do not cut effectively.You may not like all your coworkers, but you still have to learn to work effectively with them.
- in actuality; in practice:Allowing the legislature to take existing money for schools and use it for other purposes effectively means there will be no new money for education.
- in a way that produces a vivid impression; strikingly: The visually rich photographs are effectively displayed against the stark white gallery walls.
