INEFFICACY

inefficacy, inefficaciousness

(noun) a lack of efficacy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

inefficacy (usually uncountable, plural inefficacies)

The condition of being ineffective

Source: Wiktionary


In*ef"fi*ca*cy, n. Etym: [L. inefficacia. See In- not, and Efficacy.]

Definition: Want of power to produce the desired or proper effect; inefficiency; ineffectualness; futility; uselessness; fruitlessness; as, the inefficacy of medicines or means. The seeming inefficacy of censures. Bp. Hall. The inefficacy was soon proved, like that of many similar medicines. James Gregory.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 April 2025

ANYMORE

(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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