inefficient
1. not producing desired results; wasteful - an inefficient campaign against drugs - outdated and inefficient design and methods • Ant: efficient • Similar to: uneconomical, wasteful • See Also: incompetent, ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual • Derivationally related forms: inefficiency 2. lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate - an ineffective administration - inefficient workers • Syn: ineffective • Similar to: incompetent • Derivationally related forms: inefficiency, ineffectiveness (for: ineffective)
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