Consummate and Effective

Consummate

Consummate adjective - Having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor.
Usage example: consummate cabinetmakers, they produced desks and chests of drawers that are now regarded as masterpieces of American furniture

Effective and consummate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Effective" instead an adjective "Consummate".

Effective

Effective adjective - Producing or capable of producing a desired result.
Usage example: an effective treatment of the once-dreaded disease

Consummate and effective are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Consummate" instead an adjective "Effective".

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Lensman He's also probably the second most effective Lensman in Civilization, prior to the Children of the Lens; the fact that he doesn't stick his neck out leads him to take no risks and defeat the enemies of Civilization with consummate skill, efficiency and guile.
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