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   effective

   /ɪˈfɛktɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. successful in producing a desired or intended result: "effective solutions to environmental problems" Similar successfuleffectualefficaciousproductiveconstructivefruitfulfunctionalpotentpowerfulworthwhilehelpfulof helpof assistancebeneficialadvantageousvaluableusefulof useconvincingcompellingstrongforcefulforciblepowerfulpotentweightyplausibleefficacioussoundvalidwell foundedtellingimpressivepersuasiveirresistiblecredibleinfluentialconclusiveunanswerableauthoritativelogicalreasonedreasonablewell reasonedrationallucidcoherentcogenteloquentcleararticulateOpposite ineffectiveincompetentweakweak
   • ▪ (of a law, rule, or policy) operative: "the regulation will be effective from January" Similar operativein forcein effectin operationvalidofficialsigned and sealedlawfullegallicitlegitimatelegally bindingbindingeffectualOpposite invalid
   • 2. existing in fact, though not formally acknowledged as such: "she has been under effective house arrest since September" Similar virtualpracticalessentialoperativeactualimpliedimplicitunacknowledgedtacitOpposite theoretical
   • ▪ assessed according to actual rather than face value: "an effective price of £176 million"

   noun

   • 1. a soldier fit and available for service: "when the battles broke out, he had a total of 920 effectives"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin effectivus, from efficere ‘accomplish’ (see effect).

   Derivatives

   • 1. effectivity noun

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