effectively

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   in actuality or reality or fact

   They are effectively married.

2. 2
   adv

   in an effective manner

   these are real problems that can be dealt with most effectively by rational discussion

3. 3
   adv

   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[.]

4. 4
   adv

   Essentially, in effect, for all practical purposes.

   On paper, the answer seems to be yes, but, effectively, the answer is no.

Etymology

From effective + -ly.