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Adverb: effectively  i'fek-tiv-lee
  1. In an effective manner
    "these are real problems that can be dealt with most effectively by rational discussion";
    - efficaciously
     
  2. In actuality, reality or fact
    "she is effectively his wife";
    - in effect

Antonym: inefficaciously

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