effectively
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- 25
- Words With Friends
- 27
- Letters
- 11
Definition of effectively
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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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[.]”
“A state ideology, mixing nationalism, and basic Marxist economics, going under the name "Juche", was constructed, and Kim Il-sung effectively silenced, disposed of and cleared away any opposition, isolating the country and exercising an iron grip on the military, the state media and the government and party organs.”
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adv
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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[.]”
“A state ideology, mixing nationalism, and basic Marxist economics, going under the name "Juche", was constructed, and Kim Il-sung effectively silenced, disposed of and cleared away any opposition, isolating the country and exercising an iron grip on the military, the state media and the government and party organs.”
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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.”
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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…
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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.
Words you can make from effectively
131 playable · top: EFFECTIVE (20 pts)
Best play effective 20 points8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
8 words5-letter words
21 words4-letter words
48 words- IFFY 13 pts
- VIFF 13 pts
- FYCE 12 pts
- FIEF 10 pts
- FIFE 10 pts
- FIVE 10 pts
- FLEY 10 pts
- LEVY 10 pts
- TEFF 10 pts
- TIFF 10 pts
- TIVY 10 pts
- CITY 9 pts
- CLEF 9 pts
- FICE 9 pts
- FLIC 9 pts
- VICE 9 pts
- EELY 7 pts
- EVIL 7 pts
- FEEL 7 pts
- FEET 7 pts
- FELT 7 pts
- FETE 7 pts
- FILE 7 pts
- FLEE 7 pts
- FLIT 7 pts
- LEFT 7 pts
- LIEF 7 pts
- LIFE 7 pts
- LIFT 7 pts
- LIVE 7 pts
- TYEE 7 pts
- VEIL 7 pts
- VILE 7 pts
- VLEI 7 pts
- YEET 7 pts
- YETI 7 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CELT 6 pts
- CETE 6 pts
- CITE 6 pts
- CLIT 6 pts
- ETIC 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- LEET 4 pts
- LITE 4 pts
- TEEL 4 pts
- TELE 4 pts
- TILE 4 pts
3-letter words
38 words- EFF 9 pts
- FEY 9 pts
- FLY 9 pts
- IFF 9 pts
- IVY 9 pts
- ICY 8 pts
- EFT 6 pts
- ELF 6 pts
- EVE 6 pts
- EYE 6 pts
- FEE 6 pts
- FET 6 pts
- FIE 6 pts
- FIL 6 pts
- FIT 6 pts
- LEV 6 pts
- LEY 6 pts
- LYE 6 pts
- TYE 6 pts
- VEE 6 pts
- VET 6 pts
- VIE 6 pts
- YET 6 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LET 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIT 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TEL 3 pts
- TIE 3 pts
- TIL 3 pts
2-letter words
10 wordsFind your best play with effectively
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