HyperDic: inefficacious

English > 1 sense of the word inefficacious:
ADJECTIVEallinefficaciouslacking the power to produce a desired effect
English > inefficacious: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaninglacking the power to produce a desired effect.
Example"laws that are inefficacious in stopping crime"
Attribute ofefficacy, efficaciousnessCapacity or power to produce a desired effect
See alsoineffective, uneffective, ineffectualnot producing an intended effect
Oppositeefficaciousmarked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect
Spanishineficaz
Nounsinefficaciousnessa lack of efficacy
Adverbsinefficaciouslyin an ineffective manner

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