What does inefficacious mean?
Definitions for inefficacious
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Princeton's WordNet
inefficaciousadjective
lacking the power to produce a desired effect
"laws that are inefficacious in stopping crime"
Wiktionary
inefficaciousadjective
Incapable of having the intended consequence.
inefficaciousadjective
Not effective.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Inefficaciousadjective
Unable to produce effects; weak; feeble.
Etymology: inefficace, Fr. inefficax, Latin.
Is not that better than always to have the rod in hand, and, by frequent use of it, misapply and render inefficacious this useful remedy? John Locke.
Webster Dictionary
Inefficaciousadjective
not efficacious; not having power to produce the effect desired; inadequate; incompetent; inefficient; impotent
Etymology: [Pref. in- not + efficacious: cf. F. inefficace, L. inefficax.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of inefficacious in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of inefficacious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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