adj. producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"

adj. works well as a means or remedy; "an effective reprimand"; "a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat"

adj. able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution"

adj. existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war"

adj. exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)"

adj. powerfully persuasive; "a cogent argument"; "a telling presentation"; "a weighty argument"

adj. exerting or capable of exerting strong physiological or chemical effects"a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"

adj. characterized by speed and efficiency

adj. able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution"

adj. properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient; "a competent typist"

adj. constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission"

adj. concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art"

adj. producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"

adj. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"

adj. having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"

adj. widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

adj. productive of profit; "a profitable enterprise"; "a fruitful meeting"

adj. productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply"

adj. tending or intended or having the power to induce action or belief; "persuasive eloquence"; "a most persuasive speaker"

adj. characterized by speed and efficiency

adj. producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"

adj. exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business

adj. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude; "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"

adj. direct in spatial dimensions; proceeding without deviation or interruption; straight and short; "a direct route"; "a direct flight"; "a direct hit"

adj. concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art"

adj. producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"

adj. existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segregation imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war"

adj. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"

adj. causing one to believe the truth of something; "a convincing story"; "a convincing manner"

adj. marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect; "written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers"-Aldous Huxley; "the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough"

adj. being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"

adj. having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"

adj. having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"

adj. being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

adj. have the skills and qualifications to do things well; "able teachers"; "a capable administrator"; "children as young as 14 can be extremely capable and dependable"

adj. legally qualified; "a competent witness"

adj. worthy of a good workman; "a competent job"; "the book is a workmanlike job with chronology and bibliography and index"

adj. having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience"

adj. being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions"

adj. brutally forceful and compelling; "protected from the bruising facts of battle"

adj. sudden and strong; "an emphatic no"

adj. strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"

adj. impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"

adj. forcing forward or onward; impelling; "an impellent power"; "an impellent cause"

adj. not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"

adj. lacking power

adj. not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

adj. not qualified or suited for a purpose; "an incompetent secret service"; "the filming was hopeless incompetent"