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Effectively

//ɪˈfɛktɪvli// adv

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    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[.]"

  2. 2
    Essentially, in effect, for all practical purposes.

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

Adverb
  1. 1
    in actuality or reality or fact wordnet
  2. 2
    in an effective manner wordnet

Etymology

From effective + -ly.

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