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Definition of Effective
Effective Effective Ef*fect"ive, n.
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 -- at
Corinth. --W. P.
Johnston.
3. [F. effectif real, effective, real amount.] (Com.) Specie
or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term
used in many parts of Europe. --Simmonds.
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.
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.
Syn: Efficient; forcible; active; powerful; energetic;
competent. See Effectual.
