effective

Meaning

Adj

1. Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.
2. Producing a decided or decisive effect.
3. Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work.
4. Actually in effect.
5. Having no negative coefficients.
6. approximate; Not describing the fundamental dynamic changes in some system as they happen.

Noun

a soldier fit for duty

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈfɛktɪv/

Etymology

From French effectif, from Latin effectīvus (“productive; effective”), from efficiō (“I make; I bring about”).

Sentences

This is a very effective method of solving these puzzles .

Shakur had been effective in raising bail funds for jailed Panthers .