effortfully
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5.4
- adverb
- /ˈɛfərtfəl/
- She effortfully prepared for the marathon, following a strict training regimen for months.
Examples
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Inman moved as one would underwater, effortfully and slowly, out to the front porch.
Fiction book (1997) -
He effortfully lifted the heavy box, straining to get it off the ground.
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As they learn to play less effortfully, they are able to play with greater expression.
Academic text (2000) -
The content of the packet, brought so effortfully from the distant mountain peaks, was then revealed to be ice.
Academic text (1995) -
Nixon laughed, effortfully, trying to deflect the question about his long-time secretary.
Academic text (2012) -
But the men mounted up and headed back down the road, Pistol leading the hog, which trotted along effortfully at the end of the rope.
Fiction book (1997) -
It postulates that outcomes of actions are determined by karma or fate; our duty as humans is to simply work effortfully with detachment toward the goal.
Academic text (2000) -
Two figures were in the corner: an old man, standing, dressed with ridiculous formality in an antique three-piece suit, and a young woman, seated at a small desk, pounding effortfully at an ancient typewriter.
Fiction book (1998) -
Whereas, had all these high schoolers not pored over those secular liberal textbooks so effortfully and in such depth the way they do, they'd obviously be disinterested in sex, probably disgusted a bit at the idea, in fact.
Blog text (5) -
The student worked effortfully on the difficult math problems, determined to understand each one.
Synonyms
34
4.1
In a careful and steady way that shows hard work
11
5.5
With great effort and determination
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3.9
With a lot of effort and attention
5
7.7
To do something carefully and with steady effort
5
6.6
With a lot of effort in a slow, tiring way
1
7.8
In a way that needs great effort and long hard work
1
3.7
To work very hard and carefully
1
8.7
To do something with careful and steady effort over time
1
8.6
In a way that causes a lot of extra work or trouble
Antonyms
How Effortful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Effortfully comes from effort, which comes from an old word for using 'force' or 'strength', plus -ful meaning 'full of' and -ly meaning 'in a way'. So, effortfully means doing something 'in a way' that is 'full of' hard work or needs a lot of effort.