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inefficient

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[ US /ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃənt/ ]
[ UK /ɪnɪfˈɪʃənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. not producing desired results; wasteful
    outdated and inefficient design and methods
    an inefficient campaign against drugs
  2. lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
    inefficient workers
    an ineffective administration

How To Use inefficient In A Sentence

  • The pilot process is a monstrous waste of time and money, stunningly inefficient an you say "amortize" kids? Re-Arranging the Deck Chairs
  • They may feel that mechanized trail use is inappropriate and are angered by the inefficient two-cycle engine noise and exhaust.
  • The keel is a centreboard but not weighted; the ballast is in the hull itself (which sounds inefficient but actually works surprisingly well).
  • Procedures that were set up to expose and correct dishonesty were themselves blocked or shown to be inefficient.
  • The company ended last year with a small amount of cash in the bank, which is an inefficient use of capital. Times, Sunday Times
  • This apparently inefficient system gives us the ability to deal with the natural variability of the diurnal rhythms of light and temperature.
  • Its ageing components make it increasingly inefficient and difficult to adapt to the demand for more and greener power. Times, Sunday Times
  • And when they farm - if they farm at all - they do so inefficiently, in smallholdings, largely at the mercy of nature.
  • Inefficient use of resources was a form of moral irresponsibility.
  • Land use is inefficient and population distribution poor. Times, Sunday Times
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