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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
effective
adj 1: producing or capable of producing an intended result or
having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more
effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-
distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective
teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made
an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be
effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" [syn:
effective, effectual, efficacious] [ant:
ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective]
2: able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively;
"people who will do nothing unless they get something out of
it for themselves are often highly effective
persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient
secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution" [syn:
effective, efficient]
3: works well as a means or remedy; "an effective reprimand"; "a
lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat"
4: exerting force or influence; "the law is effective
immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is
already in effect (or in force)" [syn: effective, good,
in effect(p), in force(p)]
5: existing in fact; not theoretical; real; "a decline in the
effective demand"; "confused increased equipment and
expenditure with the quantity of effective work done"
6: ready for service; "the fort was held by about 100 effective
soldiers"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, n.
1. That which produces a given effect; a cause. --Jer.
Taylor.
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2. One who is capable of active service.
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He assembled his army -- 20,000 effectives -- at
Corinth. --W. P.
Johnston.
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3. [F. effectif real, effective, real amount.] (Com.) Specie
or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term
used in many parts of Europe. --Simmonds.
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4. The serviceable soldiers in a country; an army or any
military body, collectively; as, France's effective.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, a. [L. effectivus: cf. F. effectif.]
Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a
decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable;
operative; as, an effective force, remedy, speech; the
effective men in a regiment.
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They are not effective of anything, nor leave no work
behind them. --Bacon.
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Whosoever is an effective, real cause of doing his
heighbor wrong, is criminal. --Jer. Taylor.
Syn: Efficient; forcible; active; powerful; energetic;
competent. See Effectual.
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Thesaurus Results for effective:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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