efficacious vs hard-hitting

efficacious and hard-hitting both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
efficacious	No	Yes	No	No
hard-hitting	No	Yes	No	No

efficacious (adjective)	hard-hitting (adjective)
marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect	aggressively and persistently persuasive
producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect	characterized by or full of force and vigor