"effectatious" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Compare affectatious. Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} effectatious
  1. (nonstandard) Effective; efficacious. Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-effectatious-en-adj-LNG8YCBh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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