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In_a_manner_of_speaking vs Effectively - What's the difference?

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In_a_manner_of_speaking is a related term of effectively.


As adverbs the difference between in_a_manner_of_speaking and effectively

is that in_a_manner_of_speaking is as it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect while effectively is in an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.

in_a_manner_of_speaking

English

Adverb

  • As it were, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in a certain respect.
  • * 1883 , , Treasure Island , ch. 20:
    • "Well, well, cap'n," returned the sea-cook, ". . . Why, there you all are together like a happy family, in a manner of speaking ."
  • * 1900 , , Lord Jim , ch. 9:
    • No doubt it maddened him; it knocked him over afresh—in a manner of speaking .
  • * 1913 , , The Amateur Gentleman , ch. 28:
    • [H]e is—in a manner of speaking —in eclipse as it were, sir!"
  • * 1939 , :
    • Because in a manner of speaking I am sentimental about my childhood—not my own particular childhood, but the civilization which I grew up in and which is now, I suppose, just about at its last kick.
  • * 1961 , :
    • James.'' Brought up in the country, I suppose?
    ''Bill.     In a manner of speaking , yes.
  • * 1979 , :
    • Rosenstock.'' If the gentlemen would perhaps like to try the Alpenrose...
    ''First Hiker.'' Is that a hotel too?
    ''Rosenstock.     In a manner of speaking .

    Usage notes

    * Often used as an accompaniment to a metaphor or a play on words.

    Synonyms

    * so to speak

    References

    * Roget's International Thesaurus , fourth edition. T. Y. Crowell Co., 1977. * Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language . Random House, 1996.

    effectively

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 19 , author=Kerry Brown , title=Kim Jong-il obituary , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=A state ideology, mixing nationalism, and basic Marxist economics, going under the name "Juche", was constructed, and Kim Il-sung effectively silenced, disposed of and cleared away any opposition, isolating the country and exercising an iron grip on the military, the state media and the government and party organs.}}
  • Essentially, in effect, for all practical purposes.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=(Henry Petroski) , title=Opening Doors , volume=100, issue=2, page=112-3 , magazine= citation , passage=A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place.}}