About The Word Efficacious
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Efficacious
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What's The Definition Of Efficacious?
[adj] producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"
[adj] marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect; "written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers"-Aldous Huxley; "the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough" Synonyms | Synonyms for Efficacious: effective | effectual | hard-hitting | impelling | impressive | rough-and-ready | telling | trenchant Related Terms | Find terms related to Efficacious: able | active | adequate | authoritative | capable | charismatic | charming | competent | consequential | effective | effectual | efficient | enchanting | equal to | estimable | functional | go | important | influential | magnetic | momentous | operational | operative | personable | persuasive | potent | powerful | practical | prestigious | productive | proficient | puissant | reputable | serviceable | strong | suasive | substantial | successful | telling | up to | useful | virtuous | weighty | winning See Also | efficacious | efficient | potent | powerful | strong | useful | utile Efficacious In Webster's Dictionary \Ef`fi*ca"cious\, a. [L. eficax, -acis, fr.
efficere. See {Effect}, n.]
Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or
powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious
law.
Syn: See {Effectual}. -- {Ef`fi*ca"cious*ly}, adv. --
{Ef`fi*ca"cious*ness}, n.
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