Inefficient

Word INEFFICIENT
Character 11
Hyphenation in ef fi cient
Pronunciations /ɪnɪˈfɪʃənt/

Definitions and meanings of "Inefficient"

What do we mean by inefficient?

Not efficient, as. adjective

Lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; incompetent. adjective

Not producing the intended result; ineffective. adjective

Wasteful of time, energy, or materials. adjective

Not efficient; not producing or not capable of producing the desired effect; incapable; incompetent; inadequate: as, inefficient measures; an inefficient police.

Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired, or achieiving the effect by unnnecessary and excessive expenditure of resources; inefficacious. adjective

Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing adjective

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

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

Lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate adjective

Not producing desired results; wasteful adjective

A person who cannot or does not work efficiently.

The word used to describe a lazy ass coworker who sits around on his cell phone all day who to tries to call his boss inefficient. Urban Dictionary

Scoring 100% in a fraud test when the pass mark is 80% Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Inefficient

The word "inefficient" in example sentences

SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS: Well, on Monday, former US president Bill Clinton fired back and railed against what he called inefficient spending of AIDS funds and said many countries are misspending foreign aid. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Amiridis and other school officials, wary of potential opposition from political leaders who have already criticized colleges and universities for what they describe as inefficient and duplicative growth, stress that the Greenville medical program will not be a "new" medical school. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Cameron attacked Labour's record, blaming Brown for what he described as inefficient and chaotic public services. ❋ Unknown (2010)

A report released in June slammed failures in Australia's quarantine systems, which it described as inefficient, underfunded and lacking diligence. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A report released in June slammed failures in Australia's quarantine systems which it described as inefficient, underfunded and lacking diligence. ❋ Unknown (2008)

This is, at its very essence, not fair to those who are involved in 'inefficient' industries. ❋ Stephen Tall (2007)

To phase out and rationalize over the medium term inefficient fossil fuel subsidies while providing targeted support for the poorest. ❋ Kelly Rigg (2011)

Any economy of 300 million is perfectly capable of filling in inefficient labor slots. ❋ Unknown (2009)

That “not including capital gains” limits the overall progressivity possible and gives an incentive to reroute income into capital gains in inefficient ways. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In other words, Steve thinks the competitive market for professors is resulting in inefficient contracts, while I believe that, absent any reason for market failure, the labor contracts we observe are likely to be efficient. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Maybe being time consuming and inefficient is the real value of their service. ❋ Unknown (2010)

What makes the corporate tax inefficient is that its costs are disguised - people don't realize they are paying it and it distorts business decisions, creating a deadweight loss. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The G20 leader's agreed at last year's summit to: "Rationalize and phase out over the medium term inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption ..." ❋ Unknown (2010)

The reason that incandescent bulbs are so inefficient is that they produce a great deal of heat which is wasted. ❋ Unknown (2008)

[Dang bro], [can you] stop being inefficient [and do] some work. ❋ Brah12 (2016)

[Vanessa] "Ha I scored 100%" [Paul Hardy]: "Pure inefficiency. [-5] points" ❋ Goffrey Clayton (2014)

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