Effectively
Effectively adverb - In an effective manner.
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Severely and effectively are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Severely" instead an adverb "Effectively".
Severely
Severely adverb - In a manner so as to cause loss or suffering.
Effectively and severely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effectively" instead an adverb "Severely".
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Technically this is just being "Canonically Dead", but your options are so severely limited where you don't have a narrative compulsion to stay dead that you effectively are.
Source: Webcomic / Roommates -
Reclassing resets a character's level to 1, meaning you can effectively level them beyond their cap many times over, although an unseen internal tracker will severely slow down the experience gain.
Source: Video Game / Fire Emblem -
If the player character is shot severely in the legs, he'll even have difficulties standing up and will be effectively crippled, unable to walk and forced to grovel all the way.
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