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- Dictionaryefficacious/ˌɛfɪˈkeɪʃəs/
adjective
- 1. (of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective: formal "this treatment was efficacious in some cases"
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The meaning of EFFICACIOUS is having the power to produce a desired effect. How to use efficacious in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Efficacious.
Efficacious means able to produce the intended result or working well under scientific testing conditions. Learn more about this formal adjective, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences.
Efficacious definition: capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.. See examples of EFFICACIOUS used in a sentence.
Something that's efficacious is full of accomplishment. An efficacious medicine is one that cures you of the ailment you had. An efficacious recipe is one that comes out the way you intended it to taste.
producing or capable of producing the desired effect; having the intended result; effective. an efficacious drug. SIMILAR WORDS: efˈfective. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms. efficaciously (ˌeffiˈcaciously) adverb.
Efficacious means producing or capable of producing a desired effect. Find the origin, usage, and examples of this word, as well as related words and translations in different languages.
Efficacious means producing the result that was wanted or intended. Learn how to use this formal adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
