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advantageous

English

Etymology

advantage +? -ous or from Middle French avantageus (French avantageux). See advantage.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ædv?n?te?d???s/
  • Rhymes: -e?d??s
  • Hyphenation: ad?van?ta?geous

Adjective

advantageous (comparative more advantageous, superlative most advantageous)

  1. Being of advantage, beneficial.
    Synonyms: behooveful, furthersome, gainful, profitable, useful

Derived terms

  • advantageously

Translations

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efficacious

English

Etymology

From Old French efficacieux, from Latin effic?x (efficacious) +? -ous, from efficere (to effect, to accomplish); see effect.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?f.?.?ke?.??s/
    Rhymes: -e???s

Adjective

efficacious (comparative more efficacious, superlative most efficacious)

  1. (formal) Effective; possessing efficacy. [from 1520s]
    Synonym: effective
    Antonym: inefficacious

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Further reading

  • efficacious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
  • efficacious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • “efficacious”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

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