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inefficient
[ in-i-fish-uhnt ]
adjective
- not efficient; unable to effect or achieve the desired result with reasonable economy of means.
- lacking in ability, incompetent.
inefficient
/ ˌɪ²Ôɪˈ´Úɪʃə²Ô³Ù /
adjective
- unable to perform a task or function to the best advantage; wasteful or incompetent
- unable to produce the desired result
Derived Forms
- ËŒ¾±²Ô±ð´Úˈ´Ú¾±³¦¾±±ð²Ô³¦²â, noun
- ËŒ¾±²Ô±ð´Úˈ´Ú¾±³¦¾±±ð²Ô³Ù±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ¾±²Ôe´Ú·´Ú¾±î€ƒc¾±±ð²Ô³Ù·±ô²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of inefficient1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Kennedy called his department an “inefficient†and “sprawling bureaucracy†that had seen rates of cancer and chronic disease increase as its budget had increased.
One of the favorite pseudo-intellectuals of the movement, Curtis Yarvin, sneeringly calls it "dictator phobia" to argue that government should depend on the will of the people, dismissing democracy as outdated and inefficient.
Campaign groups like the TaxPayers' Alliance have long criticised quangos, claiming they allow ministers to dodge responsibility for mistakes and can be inefficient and costly.
“Living gigantic sharks, such as the whale shark and basking shark, as well as many other gigantic aquatic vertebrates like whales have slender bodies because large stocky bodies are hydrodynamically inefficient for swimming,†Shimada said.
Jobs created, production lines expanded — war is inefficient in many ways, but it’s great for the economy, as long as you’re building the right things.
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