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Traditional English :: efficacious
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efficacy.html - adj. (of a thing) producing or sure to produce the desired effect. efficaciously adv. efficaciousness n. efficacy n. [L efficax (as EFFICIENT)] |
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Traditional English :: efficacious
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efficacy.html - adj. (of a thing) producing or sure to produce the desired effect. efficaciously adv. efficaciousness n. efficacy n. [L efficax (as EFFICIENT)] |
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Traditional English :: efficiency
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efficacy.html - n. (pl. -ies) 1 the state or quality of being efficient. 2 Mech. & Physics the ratio of useful work performed to the total energy expended or heat taken in. efficiency bar a point on a salary scale requiring evidence of efficiency for further promotion. [L efficientia (as EFFICIENT)] |
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Traditional English :: efficient
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efficacy.html - adj. 1 productive with minimum waste or effort. 2 (of a person) capable; acting effectively. efficient cause Philos. an agent that brings a thing into being or initiates a change. efficiently adv. [ME f. L efficere (as EX-(1), facere make, accomplish)] |
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English Idioms :: effigy
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efficacy.html - See: HANG IN EFFIGY or BURN IN EFFIGY. |
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Traditional English :: efficacious
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efficacy.html - adj. (of a thing) producing or sure to produce the desired effect. efficaciously adv. efficaciousness n. efficacy n. [L efficax (as EFFICIENT)] |
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