Inefficient
11inefficient — adjective Date: 1750 not efficient: as a. not producing the effect intended or desired b. wasteful of time or energy < inefficient operating procedures > c. incapable, incompetent < an inefficient worker > • inefficient noun • inefficiently …
12inefficient — [[t]ɪ̱nɪfɪ̱ʃ(ə)nt[/t]] ADJ GRADED Inefficient people, organizations, systems, or machines do not use time, energy, or other resources in the best way. Their communication systems are inefficient in the extreme. ...the closure of outdated and… …
13inefficient — adjective a worker, organization, or system that is inefficient does not work well and wastes time, money, or energy: an inefficient heating system | Local government was inefficient and corrupt. inefficiently adverb inefficiency noun (C, U): the …
14inefficient — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …
15inefficient — in|ef|fi|cient [ˌınıˈfıʃənt] adj not using time, money, energy etc in the best way ≠ ↑efficient ▪ an inefficient use of resources ▪ Local government was inefficient. >inefficiently adv >inefficiency n [U and C] ▪ problems due to the… …
16inefficient — in|ef|fi|cient [ ,ını fıʃnt ] adjective not working in the best possible way, especially by not using time, supplies, energy, etc. in the most effective way: The administration was inefficient and corrupt. The tunnel has an inefficient… …
17inefficient — adjective 1) an inefficient worker Syn: ineffective, ineffectual, unproductive, incompetent, inept, incapable, unfit, unskillful, inexpert, amateurish, unprofessional; disorganized, unprepared; negligent, lax, sloppy, slack …
18inefficient — adjective 1) an inefficient worker Syn: ineffective, ineffectual, incompetent, inept, disorganized, unprepared 2) inefficient processes Syn: uneconomical, wasteful, unproductive, time wasting …
19inefficient — UK [ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nt] / US adjective not working in the best possible way, especially by not using time, supplies, energy etc in the most effective way The administration was inefficient and corrupt. The tunnel has an inefficient ventilation system …
20inefficient — [ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nt] adj people or methods that are inefficient do not work well because they waste time, energy, materials, or money inefficiency [ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nsi] noun [C/U] inefficiently adv …
