All 3 Uses of
efficacy
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- Supposing this person, wearied at the inefficacy of the poison, should, as Monte Cristo intimated, have recourse to steel!†
Chpt 101-102
- Philosophers may well say, and practical men will always support the opinion, that money mitigates many trials; and if you admit the efficacy of this sovereign balm, you ought to be very easily consoled—you, the king of finance, the focus of immeasurable power.†
Chpt 103-104
- I have confidence in the remedy I propose, and only ask you to permit me to assure you of its efficacy.†
Chpt 105-106 *
Definition:
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(efficacy) effectiveness (the ability to produce a desired result)