0 successful or achieving the results that you want:
The lighting for the production made a very effective use of shadow.
She's a very effective teacher.
This style of decoration is simple yet effective.
How effective a drug is depends on many factors, including how consistently the patient follows the instructions for taking it.
1 in fact, although not officially:
Although she's not officially our boss, she's in effective control of the office.
3 producing the intended results, or (of a person) skilled or able to do something well:
5 successful in achieving the result that you want:
6 having started to operate or be used:
The new Investment Management Agreements became effective on 1st November.
He announced his resignation, effective immediately.
7 used to describe what is actually true, although it may not be intended or stated:
I've never found screaming and shouting at my staff to be very effective.
This tiny capsule contains two types of effective painkilling ingredients.
Using this medium, we originally planned to provide a sound treatment of side-effects that would be more effective than systematic residualization.
In summary, we have demonstrated that brimonidine is effective in protecting against ischemic retinal injury and in preserving retinal function.
The study suggests that retigabin is an effective adjunctive therapy and reduces the frequency of partial onset seizures.
The restriction of fingerprint collection to people already suspected of a crime reinforced the tendency to rely upon punishment rather than effective state investigation.
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