Definition & Meaning of "efficacious"in English

efficacious

achieving the intended purpose or desired result

effective

effectual

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

qualitative

Superlative

most efficacious

Comparative

more efficacious

gradable

domain

effectiveness, medicine, outcome

Examples

The medication proved to be efficacious in treating the patient's symptoms.

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efficaciously

efficaciousness

inefficacious

efficacious

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