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efficacious > 2 senses
ADJECTIVE1efficaciousMarked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
2efficacious, effective, effectualProducing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
efficacious > pronunciation
Soundseh.fahkey'shahs
Rhymesabacus, abruptness, absoluteness, and 1127 more rhymes in ahs...
efficacious > adjective 1
MeaningMarked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect.
Examples"written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers"-Aldous Huxley; "the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough"
Contraryinefficacious
Similareffective
See alsoeffective, effectual, efficacious
Attribute ofefficacy, efficaciousness
Nounsefficacy, efficaciousness
Adverbsefficaciously
efficacious > adjective 2
MeaningProducing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect.
Examples"an efficacious law"
Synonymseffective, effectual
Contraryineffective, uneffective, ineffectual
Similarhard-hitting, trenchant; impelling; impressive, telling; rough-and-ready
See alsoefficacious; efficient; potent, strong, stiff; powerful; useful, utile
Attribute ofeffectiveness, effectivity, effectualness, effectuality
Nounsefficacy, efficaciousness

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