efficient

[ ih-fish-uhnt ]
/ ɪˈfɪʃ ənt /

adjective

performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort; having and using requisite knowledge, skill, and industry; competent; capable: a reliable, efficient assistant.
satisfactory and economical to use: Our new air conditioner is more efficient than our old one.
producing an effect, as a cause; causative.
utilizing a particular commodity or product with the least waste of resources or effort (usually used in combination): a fuel-efficient engine.

Origin of efficient

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin efficient- (stem of efficiēns), equivalent to ef- ef- + fic-, combining form of facere to make, do1 + -ent- -ent

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British Dictionary definitions for efficiently

efficient
/ (ɪˈfɪʃənt) /

adjective

functioning or producing effectively and with the least waste of effort; competent
philosophy producing a direct effect; causative

Derived forms of efficient

efficiently, adverb

Word Origin for efficient

C14: from Latin efficiēns effecting