adj
Meaning 1
Incapable of having the intended consequence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
inefficacious
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rhymes with -eɪʃəs
adj
Meaning 2
Not effective.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
lacking the power to produce a desired effect
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- laws that are inefficacious in stopping crime
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: efficacious
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English efficacious English inefficacious From in- + efficacious.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: неефективен (neefektiven) — Incapable of having the intended consequence
- Bulgarian: неефикасен (neefikasen) — Incapable of having the intended consequence