English Explanatory Dictionary

inefficient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious.
  2. Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or unproductive; effecting little or nothing.
noun
  1. A person who cannot or does not work efficiently.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪn.ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-inefficient.wav

Word forms

inefficient more inefficient most inefficient inefficients

Etymology

From in- + efficient.

Antonyms

efficient

Derived words

inefficiently
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