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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Muster :: Muster (v. t.) The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.
Gunshot :: Gunshot (n.) The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun, so as to be effective; the reach or range of a gun..
Inefficient :: Inefficient (a.) Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator..
Ineffectiveness :: Ineffectiveness (n.) Quality of being ineffective.
Telling :: Telling (a.) Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech..
Ineffectively :: Ineffectively (adv.) In an ineffective manner; without effect; inefficiently; ineffectually.
Home-speaking :: Home-speaking (n.) Direct, forcible, and effective speaking..
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..
Efficacious :: Efficacious (n.) Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law..
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..
Noneffective :: Noneffective (a.) Not fit or available for duty.
Effective :: Effective (n.) One who is capable of active service.
Effectuously :: Effectuously (adv.) Effectively.
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..
Thunderbolt :: Thunderbolt (n.) Something resembling lightning in suddenness and effectiveness.
Metal :: Metal (n.) The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel of war.
Effectively :: Effectively (adv.) With effect; powerfully; completely; thoroughly.
Effectiveness :: Effectiveness (n.) The quality of being effective.
Strong :: Strong (superl.) Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful.
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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