Definitions for inefficient
ˌɪn ɪˈfɪʃ əntin·ef·fi·cient

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. inefficientadjective

   not producing desired results; wasteful

   "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods"

2. ineffective, inefficientadjective

   lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate

   "an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers"

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1. Inefficientadjective

   Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired, or achieiving the effect by unnnecessary and excessive expenditure of resources; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures; inefficient methods are too expensive.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inefficientadjective

   Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures.

   Celery is an inefficient food.

2. inefficientadjective

   Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workers; an inefficient administrator.

   Jessica was terribly inefficient at cleaning, so her brother usually had to clean the whole room.

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1. inefficient

   Inefficient generally refers to a state or condition where a person, system, or process fails to make the best or most effective use of resources, such as time, energy, or materials. It implies that something is not functioning optimally or is wasteful.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inefficientadjective

   not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures

2. Inefficientadjective

   incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inefficient

   Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; effecting nothing; as, an inefficient force.

How to pronounce inefficient?

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How to say inefficient in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inefficient in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inefficient in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of inefficient in a Sentence

1. Katheryn Martinez:

   It's an inefficient government that kills children and doesn't acknowledge it.

2. The United:

   Venezuela has truly collapsed already, there is no service in the hospitals. These were the best hospitals in the country. If The United States are in the capital what is it like kilometers inside Venezuela where there hasn't been or there has been very little gasoline with periodic cuts in electricity, without basic goods, with inefficient public transportation ? You can say with all responsibility that Venezuela has already collapsed.

3. Charlie Scharf:

   We've been extremely inefficient for too long.

4. Joe Vukovich:

   We are long overdue to phase out inefficient old-fashioned light bulbs as this progress was illegally delayed by the President Donald Trump administration for more than two years, lED bulbs, which will replace the old incandescents, use one-sixth the amount of energy to deliver the same amount of light and last at least 10 times longer.

5. Per Henningsson:

   Butterflies look different from many other flying animals, compared to birds and bats. They have a very extreme wing shape -- very large, short but very broad wings compared to their little body, that is a bit of a puzzle, because that sort of wing is quite inefficient.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inefficient
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=inefficient
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inefficient
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inefficient
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html