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1. (adj.) inefficient
not efficient; unable to effect or achieve the desired result with reasonable economy of means.
2. inefficient
lacking in ability; incompetent.
Etymology: (1740–50)
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| Definition of 'inefficient' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) inefficient
not producing desired results; wasteful
"an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods"
2. (adj) ineffective, inefficient
lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
"an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers"
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1. (adjective) inefficient
≠ efficient
an inefficient heating system; inefficient workers
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| Definition of 'inefficient' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) inefficient
not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious; as, inefficient means or measures
2. (adj) inefficient
incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing; as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator
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Sense: not working or producing results etc in the best way and so wasting time, energy etc
an inefficient workman; old-fashioned, inefficient machinery.
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 Afrikaans: onvoldoende |
 Arabic: غَيْر ناجِع،غَيْر مُقْتَد |
 Bulgarian: неспособен |
 Brazilian: ineficiente |
 Czech: nevýkonný |
 German: untauglich |
 Danish: uduelig; ineffektiv |
 Greek: ανεπαρκής, αναποτελεσματι |
 Spanish: ineficaz |
 Estonian: saamatu, ebatõhus |
 Farsi: کم بازده؛ نا کارا |
 Finnish: tehoton |
 French: inefficace |
 Hebrew: לא יָעִיל |
 Hindi: अयोग्य |
 Croatian: nesposoban, nedjelotvoran |
 Hungarian: eredménytelen; rossz hatá |
 Indonesian: tidak efisien |
 Icelandic: duglaus,óhæfur |
 Italian: inefficiente |
 Japanese: 非能率的な |
 Korean: 효과 없는 |
 Lithuanian: neproduktyvus, nenašus, n |
 Latvian: neefektīvs; nemākulīgs; n |
 Malay: tidak cekap |
 Dutch: inefficia ant |
 Norwegian: ineffektiv, uegnet |
 Polish: nieefektywny |
 Persian: کم بازده؛ نا کارا |
 Pashto: بی کاره |
 Portuguese: ineficiente |
 Romanian: ineficace |
 Russian: неэффективный |
 Slovak: nevýkonný |
 Slovenian: neučinkovit |
 Serbian: neefikasan |
 Swedish: ineffektiv |
 Thai: ซึ่งไร้ประสิทธิภาพ |
 Turkish: verimsiz, yetersiz |
 Taiwanese: 無效率的 |
 Ukrainian: неефективний; непродуктив |
 Urdu: نا اہل |
 Vietnamese: vô hiệu |
 Chinese: 无效率的，效率低的 |
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