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efficacioussuccessful in producing a desired or intended result; effective

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌefɪˈkeɪʃəs/

Korean meaning: 효과적인, 효험이 있는

Korean pronunciation: 에-피-케이-셔스 (강세: 케이)

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother's chicken soup is surprisingly efficacious against hangovers.
  • The study showed that the new vaccine is highly efficacious in preventing infection.
  • His efficacious study method helped him ace the exam without staying up all night.

efficacious

ADJECTIVE

//ˌefɪˈkeɪʃəs//

successful in producing a desired or intended result; effective

efficacious concept
💡 Concept

Medicine that really works

efficacious rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

In capacious labs, tenacious work proves efficacious!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌefɪˈkeɪʃəs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌefɪˈkeɪʃəs/

🌳Etymology

Rooteffic-
Suffix--acious

Origin

From Latin 'efficacious' derived from 'efficax' meaning 'effective' or 'powerful,' which comes from 'efficere' meaning 'to accomplish' or 'to work out,' composed of 'ex-' (out) and 'facere' (to make or do).

🎵Rhyme

capacioustenacioussagacious
capacious
tenacious
sagacious

🔗Collocations

efficacious treatment
prove efficacious
highly efficacious
efficacious remedy
efficacious approach
efficacious method

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother's chicken soup is surprisingly efficacious against hangovers.

The study showed that the new vaccine is highly efficacious in preventing infection.

His efficacious study method helped him ace the exam without staying up all night.

😄 Fun example

Coffee is efficacious in turning zombies back into humans every morning.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

effectiveefficientsuccessfulpotentproductive

Antonyms

ineffectiveuselessfutile

Related

efficacyefficiencyeffectiveness

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