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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Efficacious :: Efficacious (n.) Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law..
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..
Action :: Action (n.) Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech action of a gun..
Causative :: Causative (a.) Effective, as a cause or agent; causing..
Ineffective :: Ineffective (a.) Not effective; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal..
Ineffectively :: Ineffectively (adv.) In an ineffective manner; without effect; inefficiently; ineffectually.
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful.
Efficiently :: Efficiently (adv.) With effect; effectively.
Noneffective :: Noneffective (a.) Not fit or available for duty.
Equitable :: Equitable (a.) That can be sustained or made available or effective in a court of equity, or upon principles of equity jurisprudence; as, an equitable estate; equitable assets, assignment, mortgage, etc..
Inflential :: Inflential (a.) Exerting or possessing influence or power; potent; efficacious; effective; strong; having authority or ascendency; as, an influential man, station, argument, etc..
Thunderbolt :: Thunderbolt (n.) Something resembling lightning in suddenness and effectiveness.
Intensity :: Intensity (n.) The amount or degree of energy with which a force operates or a cause acts; effectiveness, as estimated by results produced..
Execution :: Execution (n.) That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective work; -- usually with do.
Telling :: Telling (a.) Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech..
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..
Noneffective :: Noneffective (a.) Not effective.
Ineffectiveness :: Ineffectiveness (n.) Quality of being ineffective.
Effective :: Effective (n.) Specie or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term used in many parts of Europe..
Strength :: Strength (n.) That quality which tends to secure results; effective power in an institution or enactment; security; validity; legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence; strength of argument..
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