efficacious
efficacious · more efficacious · most efficacious
действенный, эффективный
wirksam
Effective; possessing efficacyEffective; possessing efficacy.
UK/ˌɛf.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃəs/US/ˌɛf.əˈkeɪ.ʃəs/
Meaning
1 senses(formal)Effective; possessing efficacy.
This medicine is efficacious.
wirksam
де́йственныйdéjstvennyj, эффекти́вныйeffektívnyj
More definitions
- marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
- producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
effective — see also effective:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
effective — see also effective:
Origin
From Old French efficacieux (whence -acious), from Latin efficāx (“efficacious”) + -ous, fFrom Old French efficacieux (whence -acious), from Latin efficāx (“efficacious”) + -ous, from efficere (“to effect, to accomplish”); see effect.
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Forms
more efficacious, most efficacious| Comparative | more efficacious Lesson |
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| Superlative | most efficacious Lesson |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form