effectually
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ɪˈfɛktʃuəli/, /ɪˈfɛktjʊəli/
  • (America) IPA: /ɪˈfɛktʃuːəli/, /iːˈfɛktʃʊəli/
Adverb

effectually

  1. In such a way as to achieve a desired result; effectively.
    • 1749 — Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, book 2, chapter vii
      Though the captain had effectually demolished poor Partridge, yet had he not reaped the harvest he hoped for, which was to turn the foundling out of Mr Allworthy's house.
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