ef‧fec‧tive‧ly S3 W2 /ɪˈfektɪvli/ adverb
[Word Family: noun: effect, effectiveness ≠ ineffectiveness; adjective: effective ≠ ineffective, effectual ≠ ineffectual; verb: effect; adverb: effectively ≠ ineffectively]

1. in a way that produces the result that was intended Antonym : ineffectively:
Children have to learn to communicate effectively.

2. used to describe what you see as the real facts of the situation Synonym : in effect
[sentence adverb]
Effectively, it has become impossible for us to help.
Most of the urban poor are effectively excluded from politics.

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effectively
adverb
BAD: We finally got to see the secretary who confirmed that there was effectively a young man being held in prison.
GOOD: We finally got to see the secretary who confirmed that there was indeed a young man being held in prison.

Usage Note:
Effectively is used to show that you are describing what a particular situation is really like, especially when this is not obvious: 'At that time, free elections in Zambia were unknown, and Kaunda had, effectively, made himself life-president.'
Indeed is used to confirm that something is true, especially something that a person suspects but is unsure about: 'I imagined that Rupert had gone back to the hotel and indeed it was there that I found him, splashing around in the pool.'

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