Saturday Word: Efficacious
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1word1dayef·fi·ca·cious [ĕf′ĭ-kā′shəs]:
origin: (1500's) Latin; efficāci-= effectual
adjective (noun: efficaciousness)
The opposite of faffing or screwing about; an antonym for an object that is rickety or faulty.
Something or someone that is "efficacious" is going to get the job done and as it should be done; efficient.
Example: Sometimes a good, hot bath is more efficacious than years of therapy.
The efficacious detective, Hercule Poirot, will solve any mystery.
origin: (1500's) Latin; efficāci-= effectual
adjective (noun: efficaciousness)
The opposite of faffing or screwing about; an antonym for an object that is rickety or faulty.
Something or someone that is "efficacious" is going to get the job done and as it should be done; efficient.
Example: Sometimes a good, hot bath is more efficacious than years of therapy.
The efficacious detective, Hercule Poirot, will solve any mystery.
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Date: 2016-03-06 01:20 am (UTC)Ah, Poirot! I love David Suchet.
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Date: 2016-03-06 02:17 am (UTC)