EFFECTIVE

adjective

Synonyms

Efficient; forcible; active; powerful; energetic; competent. See Effectual.

Definition

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. They are not effective of anything, nor leave no work behind them. Bacon. Whosoever is an effective, real cause of doing his heighbor wrong, is criminal. Jer. Taylor.

Other Definitions

This word also has another definition:

EFFECTIVE (noun)

1. That which produces a given effect; a cause. Jer. Taylor. 2. One who is capable of active service. He assembled his army -- 20,000 effectives -- a...

Added: October 09, 2025 Updated: October 09, 2025

← Back to search