EFFECTIVE
\ɪfˈɛktɪv], \ɪfˈɛktɪv], \ɪ_f_ˈɛ_k_t_ɪ_v]\
Definitions of EFFECTIVE
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)"
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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"
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works well as a means or remedy; "an effective reprimand"; "a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat"
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equipped and ready for service; "the fort was held by about 100 effective soldiers"
By Princeton University
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exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)"
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works well as a means or remedy; "an effective reprimand"; "a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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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That which produces a given effect; a cause.
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One who is capable of active service.
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The serviceable soldiers in a country; an army or any military body, collectively; as, France's effective.
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Specie or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; - a term used in many parts of Europe.
By Oddity Software
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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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That which produces a given effect; a cause.
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One who is capable of active service.
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The serviceable soldiers in a country; an army or any military body, collectively; as, France's effective.
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Specie or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; - a term used in many parts of Europe.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Effectiveness.
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Having power to effect: causing something: powerful: serviceable.
By Daniel Lyons
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Effectiveness.
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Producing effect; efficient.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Causing something; serviceable.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Having the power to effect; operative, or having the quality of producing effects; causing to be; efficient; fit for action.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
