<p><strong>Adverb</strong></p><ul><li>in a way that accomplishes a purpose or produces the intended or expected results: These scissors are no longer sharp and do not cut effectively.</li><li>You may not like all your coworkers, but you still have to learn to work effectively with them.</li><li>in actuality; in practice: Allowing the legislature to take existing money for schools and use it for other purposes effectively means there will be no new money for education.</li><li>in a way that produces a vivid impression; strikingly: The visually rich photographs are effectively displayed against the stark white gallery walls.</li></ul>