"efficaciously" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-efficaciously.wav Forms: more efficaciously [comparative], most efficaciously [superlative]
Etymology: From efficacious + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|efficacious|ly}} efficacious + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} efficaciously (comparative more efficaciously, superlative most efficaciously)
  1. in an efficacious manner Translations (in an efficacious manner): efficacemente (Italian), efficāciter (Latin), eficazmente (Portuguese), эффективно (effektivno) (Russian)
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