inefficient

[ in-i-fish-uh nt ]

/ ˌɪn ɪˈfɪʃ ənt /

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adjective

not efficient; unable to effect or achieve the desired result with reasonable economy of means.

lacking in ability, incompetent.

Origin of inefficient

First recorded in 1740–50; in-³ + efficient

SYNONYMS FOR inefficient

2 See incapable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM inefficient

in·ef·fi·cient·ly, adverb

Words nearby inefficient

ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficacy, inefficiency, inefficient, inegalitarian, inelastic, inelastic collision, inelastic demand, inelastic scattering

Example sentences from the Web for inefficient

In response to hearing her story, Uber apologized for the "inefficient route" and partially refunded her fare.

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Woman claims Uber driver kidnapped her, Uber claims "inefficient route."

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This welfare spending discourages work, increases taxes, and operates as a hidden and inefficient subsidy to low-wage businesses.

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Bureaucracies are inefficient and dishonest—maybe not intentionally . . . but because there are too many moving parts.

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The disappearance of one flight and shooting down of another has pushed the inefficient carrier to the brink of collapse.

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It was followed by a sharp click as the inefficient catch was forced back.

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Therefore, such interpretation is not admissible as would make a stipulation meaningless or inefficient.

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After his death his system fell into disuse and it became increasingly difficult to get rid of inefficient or rebellious officers.

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Moments when the inharmonious becomes harmonious, the indiscreet discreet, the inefficient efficient, and the inevitable evitable.

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But popular passions once aroused cannot be silenced in a day and the efforts of the friends of peace were weak and inefficient.

Thomas Jefferson |Gilbert Chinard

British Dictionary definitions for inefficient

inefficient

/ (ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt) /

adjective

unable to perform a task or function to the best advantage; wasteful or incompetent

unable to produce the desired result

Derived forms of inefficient

inefficiency, noun inefficiently, adverb

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