Efficacious

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  • adjective. Producing or capable of producing a desired effect. synonym: effective.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Producing the desired effect; having power adequate to the purpose intended; effectual in operation or result.
  • Synonyms Efficient, Effectual, etc. (see effective); active, operative, energetic.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. effective
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
  • adjective. producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
  • Word Usage
    "The special grace which we refer to as efficacious is sometimes called irresistible grace."
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