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| Effective | Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, a. [L. effectivus: cf. F. effectif.] 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. [1913 Webster] They are not effective of anything, nor leave no work behind them. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Whosoever is an effective, real cause of doing his heighbor wrong, is criminal. --Jer. Taylor. Syn: Efficient; forcible; active; powerful; energetic; competent. See {Effectual}. [1913 Webster] |
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