Definition of effective

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Effective (a.) 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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Effective :: Effective (n.) Specie or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term used in many parts of Europe..
Ineffective :: Ineffective (a.) Not effective; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal..
Action :: Action (n.) Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun..
Regulator :: Regulator (n.) A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive..
Causative :: Causative (a.) Effective, as a cause or agent; causing..
Effective :: Effective (n.) One who is capable of active service.
Efficiently :: Efficiently (adv.) With effect; effectively.
Ban :: Ban (n.) A calling together of the king's (esp. the French king's) vassals for military service; also, the body of vassals thus assembled or summoned. In present usage, in France and Prussia, the most effective part of the population liable to military duty and not in the standing army..
Noneffective :: Noneffective (a.) Not effective.
Effective :: Effective (a.) 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..
Ineffectively :: Ineffectively (adv.) In an ineffective manner; without effect; inefficiently; ineffectually.
Noneffective :: Noneffective (a.) Not fit or available for duty.
Eloquent :: Eloquent (a.) Having the power of expressing strong emotions or forcible arguments in an elevated, impassioned, and effective manner; as, an eloquent orator or preacher..
Metal :: Metal (n.) The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel of war.
Effectuous :: Effectuous (a.) Effective.
Home-speaking :: Home-speaking (n.) Direct, forcible, and effective speaking..
Execution :: Execution (n.) That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; -- usually with do.
Effectuously :: Effectuously (adv.) Effectively.
Oratory :: Oratory (n.) The art of an orator; the art of public speaking in an eloquent or effective manner; the exercise of rhetorical skill in oral discourse; eloquence.
Paralyze :: Paralyze (v. t.) Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the community; despondency paralyzed his efforts..
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