EFFICACIOUS
\ˌɛfɪkˈe͡ɪʃəs], \ˌɛfɪkˈeɪʃəs], \ˌɛ_f_ɪ_k_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_s]\
Definitions of EFFICACIOUS
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
Sort: Oldest first
-
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"
By Princeton University
-
Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law.
By Oddity Software
-
Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
-
That which produces a great effect,-as an efficacious remedy. Medicina efficax, La Medecine efficace, is a term sometimes applied to surgery.
By Robley Dunglison
By Thomas Sheridan
