EFFICACIOUS
Scrabble letter values: E1F4F4I1C3A1C3I1O1U1S1 = 21
Definition
- 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. — synonyms: effective, effectual
Examples
- “written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers-Aldous Huxley”
- “the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough”
- “an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation-LewisMumford”