Definify.com
Webster 1913 Edition
Effective
Ef-fect′ive
,Adj.
[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.
Syn. – Efficient; forcible; active; powerful; energetic; competent. See
Effectual
. Ef-fect′ive
,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
– 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Effective
EFFECT'IVE
,Adj.
They are not effective of any thing.
1.
Operative; active; having the quality of producing effects.Time is not effective,nor are bodies destroyed by it.
2.
Efficient; causing to be; as an effective cause.3.
Having the power of active operation; able; as effective men in any army; an effective force.