inefficient
pronunciation
How to pronounce inefficient in British English:
UK [ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃnt]
How to pronounce inefficient in American English:
US [ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃnt]
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- Adjective:
- not producing desired results; wasteful
- lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
Word Origin
- inefficient (adj.)
- 1750, "not producing the desired effect," from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + efficient. Related: Inefficiency (1749); inefficiently.
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Example
- 1. But the east german looms are narrow and inefficient .
- 2. Are we encouraging an inefficient market by signing up to loyalty programmes ?
- 3. There should be no new generation of oligarchs , or inefficient state managers turned into owners .
- 4. Public administration is inefficient and corrupt , especially in the south-the latest evidence being the naples garbage mountain .
- 5. It made companies inefficient , which explains their losses .