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efficacious /ˌɛfɪˈkeɪʃəs /adjective formal(Of something inanimate or abstract) successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective: this treatment was efficacious in some cases...- During this era, biological discovery is accelerating, resulting in the development of safer and more efficacious drugs.
- It may not mean that the ultimate result is not efficacious.
- Both drugs were equally efficacious in improving auditory hallucinations and suspiciousness.
Derivatives efficaciously /ˌɛfɪˈkeɪʃəsli / adverb ...- The efforts were directed at acquainting students with HIV and risk, encouraging them to assess their individual risk, and then teaching them how to efficaciously reduce or avoid that risk.
- The police may permit individuals to donate DNA samples at their local laboratory, thereby maximizing compliance and assuring that the procedures are conducted safely and efficaciously.
- Some of these interpretations suggest that the new laws may not efficaciously exclude appeals based on natural justice.
efficaciousness /ɛfɪˈkeɪʃəsnəs / noun ...- Where he differs is in his claims about power and its alleged efficaciousness in bringing about ‘knowledge’.
- Obviously some weapon systems are more effective than others, but the efficaciousness of air defence measures depend basically on the gap between the technological/industrial investment and output of the competing sides.
- Stating that the first big downpour is usually a test to check the efficaciousness of the drainage system, he said it had helped the department to gauge the problem areas in the city.
Origin Early 16th century: from Latin efficax, efficac- (from efficere 'accomplish': see effect) + -ious. Rhymes Athanasius, audacious, bodacious, cactaceous, capacious, carbonaceous, contumacious, Cretaceous, curvaceous, disputatious, edacious, fallacious, farinaceous, flirtatious, foliaceous, fugacious, gracious, hellacious, herbaceous, Ignatius, loquacious, mendacious, mordacious, ostentatious, perspicacious, pertinacious, pugnacious, rapacious, sagacious, salacious, saponaceous, sebaceous, sequacious, setaceous, spacious, tenacious, veracious, vexatious, vivacious, voracious |