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Want of power to produce the desired or proper effect; inefficiency; ineffectualness; futility; uselessness; fruitlessness; as, the inefficacy of medicines or means.

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  1. n. Want of power to produce the desired or proper effect; inefficiency; ineffectualness; futility; uselessness; fruitlessness; as, the inefficacy of medicines or means.
  2. n. a lack of efficacy
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. n:100 n. a lack of efficacy