efficacious

Meaning

Effective; possessing efficacy.

Opposite of
inefficacious
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌɛf.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/
Etymology

From Old French efficacieux, from Latin efficāx (“efficacious”) + -ous, from efficere (“to effect, to accomplish”); see effect.

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