ef ‧ fec ‧ tive ‧ ly S3 W2 /ɪˈfektɪvli/ BrE AmE adverb
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ effect , ↑ effectiveness ≠ ↑ ineffectiveness ; adjective : ↑ effective ≠ ↑ ineffective , ↑ effectual ≠ ↑ ineffectual ; verb : ↑ effect ; adverb : ↑ effectively ≠ ↑ ineffectively ]
1 . in a way that produces the result that was intended OPP ineffectively :
Children have to learn to communicate effectively.
2 . used to describe what you see as the real facts of the situation SYN in effect
[sentence adverb]
Effectively, it has become impossible for us to help.
Most of the urban poor are effectively excluded from politics.