efficacious

efficacious is a 11-letter English word with 3 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law. Face value is 21 in Scrabble and 24 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 21 · Words With Friends 24 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law.
2. adjective. producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect-LewisMumford

   "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"

   "effective teaching methods"

   Synonyms: effective, effectual

3. adjective. marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect-Aldous Huxley

   "written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers"

   "the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough"

Synonyms

effective, effectual

Common word forms

efficaciously, efficaciousness

Words from these letters

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